Anderson Talisca Lifts Al Nassr With Cristiano Ronaldo Away

08.11.2023 - 06:01 sports.ndtv.com

Brazilian striker Anderson Talisca shone for Al Nassr in Cristiano Ronaldo's absence in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday, striking a hat-trick in their 3-2 victory against Al Duhail in Qatar.

The Saudi Pro League side, who chose to rest in-form captain Ronaldo, rebounded from Philippe Coutinho's early opener at the Khalifa International Stadium to keep intact their 100 per cent record in this year's competition.

Nassr now have 12 points from four matches to sit top of Group E. Ronaldo, who scored twice two weeks ago in Riyadh in the Saudi Arabian club's 4-3 home win against the same opponents, was rested for the corresponding fixture by Nassr manager Luis Castro.

On Tuesday, Duhail went ahead on eight minutes through Coutinho, when the former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder slid in to finish Michael Olunga's low cross for his first Asian Champions League goal.

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