Al-Nassr imposed their dominance in the Riyadh derby, overcoming their rivals Al-Shabab with a 3-2 victory in an exciting match held at Al-Balad Park Stadium, as part of the 16th round of the Roshn Saudi League.

Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus relied on an attacking lineup that included Pinto Matheus, Boushel, Martinez, Simakan, Al-Ghannam, Al-Khaibri, João Félix, Angelo, Wesley, Ronaldo, and Kingsley Coman.

Al-Nassr surprised their guests with an early goal in the second minute, after Cristiano Ronaldo set up the ball with a backheel pass to João Félix. The cross then deflected off defender Saad Al-Obaid and ended up in Al-Shabab’s net by mistake.

Al-Nassr quickly extended their lead in the eighth minute when Kingsley Coman rose to meet a cross inside the box and scored a spectacular bicycle kick that found the back of the net, marking Al-Nassr's second goal.

The young team reduced the gap in the 31st minute, after Mohamed Simakan scored an own goal following an attempt by Carlos Junior inside the penalty area.

At the start of the second half, Al-Shabab managed to equalize through Carlos Junior in the 53rd minute, before Vincent Sierro received a red card in the 67th minute following a strong tackle on João Félix.

Al-Nassr took advantage of the numerical superiority, scoring the winning goal in the 78th minute through Abdulrahman Ghareeb, who followed up on a rebound from goalkeeper Grohe inside the box and placed it into the net.

With this victory, Al-Nassr rose to second place in the Saudi League standings with 34 points, while Al-Shabab continued to struggle, remaining in fourteenth place with 11 points.