Ronaldo a ghost as Al-Nassr beat 10-man Persepolis in Champions League opener.
Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to find the back of the net as Al-Nassr recorded a 1-0 victory away Al-Nassr against Persepolis in Champions League fixture played on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
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Al-Nassr 2-0 Persepolis
The Portuguese football icon took to the pitch for Al-Nassr in a tricky tie against Iranian outfit Persepolis.
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Ronaldo's Al-Nassr struggled as a dull first half ended without a goal for either side.
In the second half, Persepolis were reduced to 10 men as Milad Sarlak received his second yellow card of the game in the 52nd minute.
![Ronaldo who scored his seventh league goal as Al Nassr defeated Al Raed 3-1 in a tricky outing at the weekend will aim to please the fans against Persepolis. X/Al-Nassr](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/18092023/4dad3350-3aec-433e-bf66-9040e46b6844.jpeg?operations=fit(480:))
With the numerical advantage, Al-Nassr got the breakthrough when Abdulrahman Ghareeb converted a ball through to him by Marcelo Brozovic in the 62nd minute.
In the 72nd minute, Ghareeb found Mohammed Qassem Al Nakhli for Al-Nassr's second goal of the game.
![Ronaldo who scored as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Raed at the weekend was unable to find the back of the net against Persepolis.X/Al-Nassr](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/19092023/9b500d94-b93f-4736-8c42-98c5bf1b5bc6.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
Ronaldo who scored as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Raed at the weekend was unable to find the back of the net against Persepolis.
Al-Nassr continued to dominate as Ronaldo was substituted to an ovation for Meshari Al Nemer.
Al-Nassr held on for the win against Persepolis to start their continental campaign with three points.
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