João Félix starts for Al Nassr, but can't stop the crisis | OneFootball

Al Nassr, with João Félix, won in the 18th round of the Saudi league, taking advantage of Al Hilal's slip at Al Riyadh's home (1-1) to get closer to the top of the league. The former Benfica player was in the starting lineup for the home game against Al Taawoun (1-0) but was still unable to end the streak of consecutive games without scoring.

Ronaldo started the match with full energy, delivering an acrobatic shot just 2 minutes in, but the crossbar denied a spectacular goal. A minute later, the National Team captain executed a free kick excellently for Simakan to open the scoring. However, the goal was disallowed after VAR identified an offside position for the Al Nassr defender.

The captain of the Riyadh yellows also put the ball in the back of Al Taawoun's net, but the play was also disallowed due to an offside position. The Portuguese forward tried hard to score his 17th goal in the Saudi league, but Maílson was a giant in the opposing goal. The Brazilian goalkeeper was only beaten right before halftime by a teammate. Al Dossari put the ball into his own net at the 45th minute, complicating Al Taawoun's situation.

In the second half, Al Nassr continued to attack, but the left post of the opposing goal prevented Mané from scoring a spectacular curved goal in his return to the club at the 59th minute. João Félix - who shone in the previous round - looked for his first goal in six games but was stopped by a superb Maílson, who maintained the narrow lead.

Jorge Jesus's team still secured their third consecutive league victory and jumped to third place in the standings with 40 points, five less than Al Hilal. The young international forward, formerly of Benfica, recorded his sixth game without scoring a goal.

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