He Al Ain hit first in the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League and now Cristiano Ronaldo and the Al Nassr They will have to come back at home if they want to reach the semifinals of the continental tournament.
The United Arab Emirates team won at home with a solitary goal from Moroccan Soufiane Rahimi who had a plethora of performances who eclipsed the Portuguese star in the first 90 minutes of the series.
The Moroccan international became a headache for the Al Nassr defense at all times, in which the Spanish central defender once again acted as a starter. Aymeric Laportethat He ended up being sent off after seeing the red card in the 94th minute.
In fact, at 28 minutes a precise ball served for Paraguayan Alejandro Romero ‘Kaku’ to put the ball in the back of the net. But the goal never went up on the scoreboard, because, after carefully reviewing the play, he declared an illegal position at the beginning of the action.
Nothing could prevent, however, that 16 minutes later, At 44, Soufiane Rahimi signed what would ultimately be the final 1-0 by resolving with quality in the area a sensational filtered pass from Paraguayan Kaku.
Cristiano Ronaldo did little, but his effort did not find a goal and was useless in the task of taking his team ahead of Saudi Arabia.
“El Comandante” behaved at the highest level during the match and, despite the cries of “Lionel Messi” that the local fans chanted to get him madthe Portuguese striker looked focused and was close to scoring a tie 10 minutes from the end, when he unleashed a shot in the area and only a spectacular save by goalkeeper Khalid Eisa prevented it from ending in a goal.
The Emirati team also had its moment and was able to extend its advantage in an action by Soufiane Rahimi that ended in a goal, but was again annulled due to offside.
The scoreboard did not move and this result forces Cristiano Ronaldo and his team to come back in the return match that will be played on Monday, March 11in Al Awwal Park in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia.
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