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Sadio Mane netted in Al-Nassr's King's Cup semi-final game against Al-Khaleej, after Cristiano Ronaldo gave up his penalty attempt to the Senegalese winger.
The former Liverpool superstar scored a brace in his team's last game and has now scored in all four games of the Saudi competition for the Knights of Najd.
Al-Nassr took the lead in the game through Ronaldo's volley in the 17th minute and the Portuguese veteran could have added another after a penalty was awarded in the 35th minute.
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However, the former Real Madrid star decided to selflessly give up his penalty duties to Mane, who fired past Ibrahim Sehic to give the Riyadh-based side a two-goal lead in the first half.
The game ended in a 3-1 win for Al-Nassr, with Ronaldo completing his brace in the 57th minute and Fawaz Al-Torais scoring the away side's only goal in the 82nd minute.
With the win, the Knights of Najd set up a final date with their familar foes and rivals, Al-Hilal, in the final on May 31.
Sports Brief also previously reported that Mane starred in Ronaldo's absence as Al-Nassr strolled to a 3-1 Saudi Pro League win over Al-Fayha.
A double from the Senegalese international and a bullet-like header from Abdulelah Al-Amri rendered Fashion Saka's early strike a consolation.
Having crashed out of the Saudi Super Cup against Al-Hilal and losing Ronaldo to a red-card suspension, the home side were under pressure.