Cristiano Ronaldo bags hattrick as Al Nassr thump Al Taee in the Saudi League
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Senegalese winger, Sadio Mane, found the back of the net after Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in Al-Nassr's loss to Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup semi-final.
The Knights of Najd lost 2-1 to the Blue Waves at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in UAE on Monday evening (April 8).
The Saudi Pro League leaders scored the first goal of the game in the 61st minute, courtesy of Salem Al Dawsari's strike from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's through ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo bags hattrick as Al Nassr thump Al Taee in the Saudi League
FootballJorge Jesus' men doubled their lead 11 minutes after former Barcelona winger Malcom met with a cross from another Brazilian, Michael, in the 72nd minute.
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Al-Nassr's night turned from bad to worse after their captain, Ronaldo, was red carded for an off-the-ball incident with three minutes left to play.
In a viral video shared on social media, Mane scored Al-Nassr's only goal of the game in the added time after being set up by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
The goal was too late for Luis Castro's men to stage a comeback and could only serve as a consolation.
Al-Nassr's next match will be against Al-Fahya in the Saudi Pro League on Friday, April 19, according to a report by Soccerway.
Sports Brief also reported that Sadio Mane expressed happiness following Senegal's back-to-back victories in the March international break.
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The former Liverpool winger was also on target as the 2021 Africa champions thrashed Gabon.