Victory’s final game of 2023 is scheduled for Sunday, December 30, in Saudi Pro League action against Al-Taawoun.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s club is now in second place in the table, 10 points behind the undefeated leaders Al-Hilal, although they still have a game in hand. They trounced Al-Ittihad 5-2 in their most recent game, and they aim to continue their recent impressive goal-scoring trend today.
Al-Nassr’s last competitive game before the mid-season break will be this one.In February, during the AFC Champions League Round of 16, they will play each other again. This is Ronaldo’s final chance to score internationally in 2023.
In August’s second leg matchup with Al-Ra’ed, Al-Taawoun emerged victorious with a 2-0 victory. They may be the underdogs going into this match, though, given their most recent 3-1 loss against Al-Fateh.
Live updates, analysis, and highlights for the Al-Taawoun vs. Al-Nassr match will be available on Sporting News.
Al-Taawoun (4-3-3): Flaavio, Al Mehdioui, Medran — Bero, Pedro, Meteis — Melsan (GK) — Al Owairan, Gyruto, Al Salawli, Faghihi.
Al-Nassr (4-2-3-1): Talisca, Otavio, Mane, Ronaldo; Alghanem, Laporte, Almari, Telles; Brozovic; Al Khaybari.
Live updates, highlights, and discussion for Al-Taawoun vs. Al-Nassr:
Ninety-plus minutes: Objective! Ronaldo wins! Ronaldo soars above everyone to head the ball into the net after Seco Fofana cuts back from the right. A scene we’ve seen many times before.
Ninety minutes: We are about to enter an additional seven minutes.It’s almost time for the game to conclude.
82 minutes: Meteis’s opportunity! Alqeedi denies Al-Taawoun with another excellent save. Can the home team recover despite their intense pursuit of a goal?
78 minutes: Al-Nassr’s counterattacks are demonstrating tenacity. For the time being, they are holding steady really comfortably.
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Ronaldo misses the goal after 72 minutes! Alex Telles encourages the Portuguese forward to fire with his left foot, but the shot misses the mark by about thirty yards.
70 minutes: Meteis is offside, but Bero has a nice through pass. The flag is raised.
64 minutes: With a two-goal advantage, Al-Nassr is now at ease. Al-Taawoun appears to have stalled in their first game.
Ronaldo scores—or does he—after 55 minutes? Maybe because it was offside, the goal is disallowed.
50 minutes: Objective! Otavio scores the goal that gives Al-Nassr a two-goal advantage!
Second Half: The play has resumed.
At the half, Al-Taawoun 1-2 The Nassr. At the half, Brozovic and Laporte give Al-Nassr the lead.
Three minutes plus forty-five seconds: Amazing save from Alqeedi! The goalkeeper for Al-Nassr makes a great save to stop Jaou Pedro’s low shot that was heading into the bottom-left corner.
44 minutes: Ronaldo receives a cross from Otavio on the right, but he is unable to make a clean header contact. Here we are getting close to halftime.
40 minutes: Huge opportunity for 3-1! Otavio is unable to get his header down as Mane crosses the center with a floating cross after reaching the byline.
35 minutes: Objective! Al-Nassr advances first! With a powerful header, Aymeric Laporte beats the goalkeeper and into the bottom-right corner. Excellent finish.
34 minutes: No more alcohol! Al-Amri’s header from a corner is deflected and ends up as a goal kick after hitting the woodwork.
31 minutes: Ronaldo tosses the ball back and forth to Brozovic, steps into the area a few times, then tries a close-range effort that is comfortably wide.
27 Minutes: Objective! Nothing at all—the burning city of Al-Nasr This is a fantastic goal: Anderson Talisca passed the ball to Ronaldo, who returned it. Talisca then pursued Marcelo Brozovic’s run, making the first of his exquisite passes an inch from goal, finishing with a powerful right foot. What a wonderful play!
Twenty minutes in: Al-Nasr has failed to threaten an equalizer. It’s difficult for Ronaldo, and Saad Al-Mane is making an impression on the left side of the attack.
13 Minutes: Objective! Though not flawless, Ashraf Al-Mahdioui’s penalty kick rebounds straight to Nawaf Al-Qahtani, who scores the rebound.
Eleven Minutes: Fine! El-Taawoun is given a spot kick for a handball following a VAR review. The ball hits Abdullah Al-Aamiri’s palm as it descends during his effort to head the ball back into the area following Moussa Biro’s cross. Ronaldo objects to the choice, and Al-Nasr is clearly displeased. It was an odd case.
Five minutes: This is a quiet beginning. Although Al-Nasr is in charge of possession, its influence is not great.
Kickoff: Let’s get set for Cristiano Ronaldo’s final 2023 match!
Start of 20 minutes Ago: Since their previous meeting, in which they fell to Al-Fateh 3-1 at the beginning of the game, the host club has changed up its starting lineup.
Starting from the left, Saudi defender Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazaq, 21, will partner with his countryman Muath Faghihi, who is on loan from leaders Al-Hilal.
Start of 40 minutes Ago: The Taawoun starts off this manner because supporters want to win the fourth game of the month to round off their calendar year.
(4-3-3): Madran, Biro, Pedro, Matis; Flavio, Al Mahdioui, Al Oyairi, Giroto, Al-Sulawli, Faghihi; Melsen (GK).
Team News: An Hour Ago As anticipated, Talisca, Otavio, and Saad Al-Mane form the perilous front line of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nasr attack.
One hour forty minutes ago: Ronaldo will end 2023 as the most renowned male league scorer in history, setting aside the completely unimaginable in any other game. He has performed admirably for Al-Nasr, but until Al-Hilal suffer a senseless loss at the top of the table, they will not be able to win the championship.
Two hours ago: Al-Qassim had a soggy trip to Cristiano Ronaldo and the team’s final 2023 encounter.
Al-Nasr vs. Taawoun lineup, team news: The previous Saudi Pro League game saw Al-Taawoun lose 3-1 at Al-Fateh’s house, which prompted a change. In defense, Muath Faghihi is replaced by Fahd Khalid Al Abdulrazaq.
Melsen (GK) — Al Oyairi, Giroto, Al-Sulawli, Faghihi — Flavio, Al Mahdioui, Madran — Biro, Pedro, Matis is the starting lineup for Al-Taawoun (4-3-3).
Al-Taawoun Subs: Bohussein, Ali Moudnai, Ahmed Mohamed; Al-Ghamdi, Al-Ruqi, Al Abdulrazaq; Faghihi, Al-Ahmad, Al-Haimed.
In their most recent encounter, Al-Nasr defeated Al-Ittihad 5-2 thanks to two goals from Ronaldo. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Belen Diar Fatah will again captain his team for the final 2023 game.
Al-Qahtani (GK) — Al-Ghanim, Laporte, Al-Meri, Telles — Brozovic, Al-Khaibari — Talisca, Otavio, Mane — Ronaldo is the starting lineup for Al-Nasr (4-2-3-1).
Al-Fatil, Fofana, Al-Sulehaimi, Al-Najr, Maran, Qasim, Ghareeb, and Al-Nasr Subs Al-Najjar and Lajami.