Cristiano Ronaldo was among the goals as Al Nassr advanced to semi-finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup after defeating defending Arab Cup Champions Moroccan Raja Casablanca 3-1 in the quarter-final fixture at the Prince Sultan Stadium on Sunday.
Ronaldo scored a wonderful goal with his left foot in the 19th minute of the match. Then Al-Nassr added two more goals courtesy of Sultan Al-Ghanam and Siko Fofana, before Raja reduced the deficit through Abdullah Madu in the 41st minute. Ronaldo now has three goals in three consecutive matches for the Saudi club.
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In the first quarter-finals on Saturday, Al-Hilal of Riyadh defeated the defending Saudi Pro League Champions Al-Ittihad of Jeddah. Al-Ittihad’s dream of winning the King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs came to a crashing halt with a 3-1 defeat to bitter rivals Al-Hilal at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif.
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr will take on Iraq’s Al-Shorta in the semi-finals on Wednesday. Al-Shorta qualified for the semi-finals after beating Qatar’s Al-Sadd 4-2 in the quarter-finals held in Abha.