🎥 Brazilian sent off in bizarre incident, but Al-Nassr turn it round | OneFootball

There was a Brazilian in the spotlight in the first game Cristiano Ronaldo started this season.

But the spotlight in question was for the wrong reasons.

Al-Nassr went down to 10 men against Al-Ettifaq this Tuesday (25) after Bento was sent off.

And it happened after a "different" kind of play.

The sequence saw the new goalkeeper of João Félix and Sadio Mané’s team make a HUGE blunder and a BIG comeback.

Check out the highlights below.

There was a 'volleyball' play before the 🟥

The sending-off play started after full-back Al Najdi intercepted an Al-Ettifaq long ball with his hands.

Rayane Messi (yes, that’s right) took the free kick quickly, finding Moussa Dembélé.

Bento came out to prevent the worst, but only ended up hitting the French striker. And he was sent off.

Best player on the pitch in the previous round with a goal and an assist, Ângelo was the one "sacrificed" to make way for Al Otaibi.

Al-Ettifaq made the most of the numerical advantage.

Duda scored the first in the 31st minute.

And Al Otaibi messed up again on Medrán’s goal (49').

And would you believe there was a COMEBACK?

Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t even come back out after halftime.

Al-Nassr did not give up.

They pulled one back through Sadio Mané (74') after a precise pass from João Félix.

And they found the equalizer with Al Amri — who had already scored in the previous round — after another assist from the Portuguese star.

The comeback came in the 90th minute.

A mistake by Medrán and a long ball from Al Najei (the one who handled the ball) set up Mané to decide it once again.

Standings situation 📊

Al-Ettifaq lost their perfect record. They remain on six points and are now sixth.

Al-Nassr, meanwhile, moved up to nine. They are the outright leaders for now.

Only Al-Ahli, who have yet to play, can join them after three rounds.

Al-Ettifaq will be back in action on Saturday (29), when they host Diriyah.

A day earlier, CR7 & Co. will face Al-Taawoun.

Photo: Reproduction/Al-Nassr

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.