Al-Nassr 1-2 Al-Ittihad: Report, Result, and Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr were knocked out of the Kings Cup in the last 16 after a 2-1 defeat by rivals Al-Ittihad.
Karim Benzema, Ronaldo's former Real Madrid striker partner, opened the scoring for the visitors. Ronaldo then set up Angelo to equalise, but Houssam Aouar scored the winner just before half-time.
- Benzema scored in the 15th minute, guiding a left-footed effort into the bottom corner after being picked out by Moussa Diaby on a quick counter.
- Al-Nassr tried to respond but struggled to break down a compact Al-Ittihad defence, with Ronaldo seeing a long-range strike saved by Predrag Rajkovic.
Karim Benzema 🇫🇷 Ouverture du score du Nueve sur une passe décisive de Moussa Diaby 🤩⚔️ 15’ | Al Nassr 0 – 1 Al Ittihad
Author's summary: Al-Nassr knocked out of Kings Cup.