João Félix masterclass inspires Cristiano Ronaldo in Al Kholood v Al Nassr | OneFootball

João Félix was once again in the spotlight in an Al Nassr match. On the night of Friday, January 30th, the former Benfica star stood out by providing two assists, one of them for Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal, in the 3-0 victory for Jorge Jesus’s team against Al Kholood.

The Portuguese international, who hasn’t scored in several matches, returned to top form by being one of the most prominent figures for the Saudi side, helping Jesus’s team get closer to the top after a series of games without a win.

Al Nassr dominated the match from the very first minute and could have gone into halftime with a much bigger lead, but ended up wasting numerous opportunities. The most clear-cut chance came right before the halftime whistle, with João Félix finding Sadio Mané, who put the ball in the net; however, the Senegalese forward was offside.

Thus, all three goals of the match were reserved for the second half, where the former Benfica player — who celebrated Trubin’s goal — was in the spotlight. In the 47th minute, the number 79 assisted Cristiano Ronaldo’s 961st goal, opening the scoring. In the 53rd minute, Félix, following a corner kick, found Simakan’s head, who made it 2-0. In the 87th minute, the ex-Benfica player could have scored himself, but ended up giving the penalty to Coman, who sealed the 3-0 final score.

An important win for Jorge Jesus’s team, who managed to reduce the points gap to Al Hilal, who have drawn their last two matches. Al Nassr is in second place with 43 points, and their next match will be away against Al Riyadh, before hosting Sérgio Conceição’s Al Ittihad.

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