Without Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix draws a blank in Al Nassr rout | OneFootball

Al Nassr, led by Jorge Jesus, started their Asian Champions 2 campaign in the best way possible, by delivering a home thrashing to Istiklol by 5-0. João Félix - who stood out in the National Team - was a starter in the match, despite not scoring any goals or assists. Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, was left out of the squad, taking the opportunity to rest.

With the odds in favor of Al Nassr, the first goal came early. It was at minute 14 that Ghareeb opened the scoring, which would turn out to be a full-handed thrashing. Still in the first half, Ângelo Gabriel shook the nets just three minutes later (17').

In the second half, it took precisely 14 minutes, just like in the first half, to put the ball in the back of the net. Wesley, assisted by Al Ghannam, had the pleasure of scoring and established the 3-0 on the scoreboard.

Without any response, the thrashing would be closed late. Coman, who had come on at the 66th minute to take the place of Ângelo Gabriel, made it 4-0 just before the final whistle, in the 89th minute. Sadio Mané, who came on at the same minute to replace Haroune Camara, followed suit and closed the thrashing at minute 90+3.

As for João Félix, who despite the absence of assists or goals in the match put on a good performance, he also left at the 66th minute, when Brozovic was an option for Jorge Jesus. Al Nassr, who thus took the lead in Group D of the Asian Champions 2, will be back on the pitch next Saturday, September 20, where they will host Al Ryadh in the third round of the Saudi league.

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