João Félix shines: ex-Benfica star nets brace in Al Khaleej v Al Nassr | OneFootball

João Félix made history by being decisive in Al Nassr's most recent victory. Last Saturday, the former striker of Benfica took advantage of Cristiano Ronaldo's absence and scored twice in the Saudis' 5-0 thrashing, a performance that earned high praise from Jorge Jesus.

"Unfortunately, the championship is pausing at a time when Al Nassr is at the peak of its technical performance", began the former Eagles coach, regarding the tense period in the region, before addressing Al Nassr's victory against Al Khaleej.

"I don't ask players to get yellow cards to miss a specific game, that's not my style. We will lose João Félix against Al Najma, but the card he received came during the game and was not by my instruction", Jorge Jesus noted, commenting on the absence of the Portuguese international.

"Today, João Félix reached historic numbers that he had never achieved at the clubs he played for. This shows that there is remarkable individual work, alongside the great collective work within the club", highlighted the 71-year-old coach.

This is turning out to be the best season, sports-wise, for Al Nassr's number 79. So far, João Félix already has 21 goals, surpassing his best mark, which he had reached when he was still at Benfica, in 2018/19. Since then, the forward had never surpassed the 10-goal mark.

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