Despite the illusion of getting the first title from the hand of Cristiano Ronaldothe path in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup was over. al nassr lost 3-1 in the semifinals against Al Ittihad in it King Fahd International Stadium and was eliminated at the premiere of Augustine Rossi.
The outlook, in a very frictionless game, started badly for those led by Rudi García, worsened as the minutes passed and only changed after the end of the match with the team betting directly on attack, but it was still not enough to force a draw.
In the first arrival of risk, Al Ittihad managed to break parity. The clean sheet lasted only 15 minutes for Rossi, until Romarinho, after a great combination from the left between Abderrazak Hamdallah and Abdulrahman Al-Aboud, pushed the ball into the back of the net.
Al Nassr felt the blow and quickly went to look for equality on the scoreboard. He warned with a cross from Gonzalo Martínez that went to the goal and went near the left post, but he had the clearest on Ronaldo’s head and Marcelo Grohe responded in a great way.
Abdulelah Al-Amri, after a personal move from the right, sent a cross that the Portuguese connected high up, but failed to direct it. Precisely, in the immediate response, the second rival arrived, who decorated a counterattack to perfection to widen the difference.
In fact, it all started when Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti anticipated the Pity in midfield, gave it up for Romarinho to tackle on the right and sent a precise cross that Hamdallah headed across inside the goal to leave Rossi without reaction. Then came the break.
García made three changes at the beginning of the second half and took Martínez out. From there, out of a need to go looking for the result, he devoted himself to playing in a rival field. He almost discounted with a free kick from Cristiano on the left corner of the area that went over the top.
Until a moment later, the admitted Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem came in from the left and launched a low cross that Anderson Talisca connected with his left foot to beat the goalkeeper and close the gap. However, later with the obligation on his back, he sought the tie.
It was almost impossible to arrive with danger against Grohe’s goal and Nuno’s team took advantage of that, which with spaces ahead, advanced lines to play away from their own area. Likewise, Talisca tried with a free kick from the right that went over the crossbar.
But again, through the counterattack, Al Ittihad found the key to keep the ticket to the definition for the title. An advance on Ronaldo himself led to a speed start by Romarinho, who opened for Al-Shanqeeti, who put the third against Rossi.
Al Nassr took the first blow with Cristiano on the field and lost his first chance for a title this season. His rival surprised him, as Al Feiha did in the first round against Al Hilal, and on Sunday he will play the Super Cup final also in Riyadh.
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