Di Maria Embarrasses Ronaldo with Incredible Skill as Benfica Crush Al Nassr, Video

• Angel Di Maria left Cristiano Ronaldo in his shadows when Benfica and Al-Nassr met
• The former Real Madrid teammates crossed paths in a pre-season friendly this week
• Ronaldo was on the losing end for a second successive friendly with his Saudi side

Angel Di Maria grabbed the bragging rights in his reunion with former Real Madrid teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo, during a pre-season friendly against Al-Nassr.

The 35-year-old stole the headlines with his mesmeric display, which was crowned with a goal as Benfica condemned Al-Nassr to a 4-1 defeat on Thursday, July 20.

Despite not lasting the entire duration of the match, Di Maria, who returned to Benfica after a single season with Juventus, left a lasting impression on the tie, per Mykhel.com.

Most notably, his 1v1 duel with Cristiano, where the Argentine outpowered the Portuguese phenom with a spell-binding skill.

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What did Di Maria do to Ronaldo?

As the ball bounced before Di Maria, Ronaldo swiftly moved in, eager to reclaim possession from his former clubmate. However, the Argentine had a clever strategy in mind.

With composure, Di Maria lured CR7 into his trap, exploiting his wide array of skills to outfox the five-time Ballon d'Or winner by lofting the ball over him, Inside Sport reports.

In an attempt to evade him further, Di Maria tried to manoeuvre past Ronaldo, who, in response, committed a foul.

Here is the video:

Di Maria destroys Al Nassr

In the same fixture, Di Maria proved to be the catalyst for the reigning Portuguese champions in their victory against his former Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo.

Di Maria's moment of brilliance arrived after 23 minutes when he skillfully danced through the Al-Nassr defence before executing a trademark lobbed finish, breaking the deadlock.

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Al Nassr's second humiliating defeat

Sports Brief also reported that Al-Nassr stumbled to their second successive defeat in pre-season following a crushing defeat against Benfica.

The 4-1 scoreline deals a second successive defeat to the 2022-23 Saudi Pro League runners-up in a span of three days, following their previous loss to Spanish La Liga outfit Celta Vigo.

Up next for Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates is a tough test against Paris Saint-Germain on July 25.