
Money can't buy you points, let alone happiness: Cristiano's Al-Nassr lose second in a row
Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 19.08.23. | 11:01
Two defeats in the two opening rounds. As bad as it gets for CR7
After an opening defeat to Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq, things got even worse for Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates with a 2-1 home loss to Al-Taawoun in the Saudi League.
Not only did Ronaldo return to the squad after a minor injury, but the home fans got their first look at Marcelo Brozovic, Seko Fofana and Sadio Mane, who was the only foreign star to play in their opening defeat.
Leandre Tawamba broke the deadlock for Al Taawoun against Al Nassr 🔥#yallaRSL #RoshnSaudiLeague pic.twitter.com/7vx5Jz9gMG
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) August 18, 2023
Alas, instead of a true spectacle and show, they witnessed another dreadful loss. Cameroonian striker Leandre Tawamba opened the scoring after 20 minutes after he was left alone inside the six-yard box to meet a corner from Mateus and head home to put his team ahead.
After around an hour of struggle, the chance for Al-Nassr to level the score came through Brozovic, with 13 minutes left on the clock. Soon after, Mane's shot was cleared off the line, and then Talisca header went just inches wide. The pressure kept coming, but time was running out.
Can't wait For Ronaldo Fans to Blame Messi for this 😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/xETIIJpsxi
— ACE (@FCB_ACEE) August 18, 2023
To make matters even worse, the visitors extended their lead after six minutes of added time. Following some slack defending from the hosts, who gave the ball away on the edge of their own area, Sattam Al-Roqi fed Ahmed Bahusayn to kill the game.












