Al Nassr overcome Al Faisaly and continue pursuit of Saudi Pro League top spot

Al Nassr did not wait long to open the scoring, as Abdullah Al Hamdan found the net in the 4th minute, giving his team an early advantage that helped them assert their dominance during the first half.

With the start of the second half, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo doubled Al Nassr's lead with a goal in the 49th minute, before Theo Bogonda reduced the deficit for Al Faisaly in the 66th minute.

Ângelo secured the victory for Al Nassr, having scored the third goal in the 79th minute, confirming his team's dominance and extinguishing Al Faisaly's hopes of a comeback.

Al Nassr has increased its tally to 25 points, sitting second in the Saudi Pro League table, level on points with Al Qadsiah, who are temporarily at the top, with the latter having a superior goal difference.

In contrast, Al Faisaly's tally remains at 7 points, settling in 15th place in the standings after failing to come away with a positive result against Al Nassr.

Al Nassr secured an important victory against Al Faisaly with a score of 3-1 in the match that took place on Friday evening as part of the 11th round of the Saudi Pro League for the 2026-2027 season.