Video: Portuguese wizardry has propelled Al-Nasr closer to a potential double after netting two goals against Al-Akhdoud

Al-Akhdoud started cautiously, sitting deep, yet Cristiano Ronaldo still carved out an opening. On 15 minutes, he ghosted into space behind the defence, collected Nواف بوشل’s pass and slotted home the game’s first goal.

The Portuguese forward drifted from deep, slipped into the space behind Al-Akhdoud’s defence, and calmly finished Nawaf Boushel’s pass to break the deadlock in the 15th minute.

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The goal took his tally to 24, placing him third in the Roshen League scoring charts behind Al-Qadisiyah’s Mexican striker Julian Quionnes (26) and Al-Ahli Jeddah’s Englishman Ivan Toney (27).

Al-Nassr maintained relentless pressure on the opposition defence in the first half, creating several chances that underscored their intent to strike early.

In the 27th minute, French winger Kingsley Coman unleashed a thunderous effort that flashed just wide of the post, the first serious warning to the opposition goal, before the team immediately resumed its wing-based assault.

Two minutes later, Sadio Mané delivered a dangerous cross into the box, yet João Félix could not connect properly and the ball drifted out for a corner.

Moments later, Cristiano Ronaldo unleashed a thunderous effort that the goalkeeper palmed away, then followed up in the 40th minute with a fierce left-footed drive that seemed destined for the corner until a defender’s desperate block. only for a defender to deflect it away.

Al-Nassr’s sustained pressure left the visitors’ rearguard under siege, with threats arriving from both deep and the flanks.

Al-Nassr started the second half at a blistering pace, showing clear attacking intent to extend their lead. Their defence, however, looked unsettled.

In the 47th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo triggered a swift counter-attack, delivering a pinpoint key pass to Sadio Mané on the left.

Mané delivered a precise left-wing cross that Coman met with a powerful header, crashing the ball against the left post. The rebound fell kindly for Félix, who calmly slotted home the second goal as Al-Nassr’s bench erupted in celebration.

Al-Nasr began the second half content to sit on their two-goal cushion, adopting a cautious approach to protect their lead. Al-Akhdoud, looking to claw their way back in, launched sporadic forays forward that lacked genuine cutting edge.

In the 57th minute, Pedrosa let fly with a powerful shot from distance that curled just wide of Al-Nasr’s left-hand post, Al-Akhdoud’s first serious effort of the half.

In the 65th minute, Gökhan Göl rose to meet a cross and headed it, but the ball took a strange trajectory and drifted wide of Brazilian goalkeeper Bento Matheus’s goal.

Al-Nassr’s Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus made several substitutions ten minutes from time, withdrawing Cristiano Ronaldo as a precaution.

In the 86th minute, Sadio Mané fired a shot that skimmed just wide of the right-hand post, and moments later Abdulelah Al-Omari sent a header across the face of goal (86’).

Al-Nassr extended their winning run in the Saudi Roshen League, firming up their spot at the summit and restoring a five-point buffer over Al-Hilal with only six rounds left.

Al-Nassr now need four wins from their final six outings to clinch the crown, and the team remains fully focused as the finish line approaches.

The eagerly awaited Matchday 32 showdown with Al-Hilal on 7 May could prove decisive: victory in that game would effectively crown Al-Nassr champions should they maintain their current form.