Al-Nassr’s long-awaited debut in 2025 brought with it a great victory in a competitive match against Al-Okhdood with great figures on the pitch.
Stefano Pioli prepared the team in the best way for this new sporting year, with a preview of the match that was extremely complicated, but which ended up paying off for Al-Nassr.
Although the transfer window is active and the club is looking to strengthen itself with a star signing from Manchester United.
This is the great desire of the fans to be able to compete in the Saudi Pro League.
Fantastic comeback by Al Nassr with a fantastic 2025 debut
It would be an exciting match in the first match of the year for Al-Nassr, where they took a 3-1 victory against Al-Okhdood with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane.
With the statistics provided by SofaScore, we can see that the match started with a surprise when Savior Godwin put Al-Okhdood ahead in the 6th minute, causing great concern for Stefano Pioli’s team.
However, Al-Nassr responded strongly. Sadio Mané equalised in the 29th minute, and Cristiano Ronaldo made it 2-1 from the penalty spot before the break in the 42nd minute of play.
The second half saw fewer chances, but in the dying minutes of the match, Sadio Mané secured victory with his second goal, closing the score at 3-1.
A difficult time in the Saudi Pro League table
With this victory, Al-Nassr moved up to third place in the Saudi Pro League, accumulating 28 points from 14 matches.
Although they are six points behind second place, occupied by Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr face the challenge of maintaining their position with one more game played than their direct competitors.
Concentration in the coming days will be crucial to continue fighting for the top spots, as Al-Nassr’s great desire is to win the Saudi Pro League.
