Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to continue his goalscoring form as title-chasing Al Nassr face Al Taawoun in Riyadh on Friday
The Portuguese superstar netted four goals in the 4-0 win away at Al Wedha last time out bringing his overall total up to five league goals from three matches.
Al Nassr need a victory to move back to the top of the Saudi Pro League following Al Shabab’s 2-0 victory over Abha.
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun score
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Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun live updates, highlights
2 hrs before KO: Cristiano Ronaldo has quickly found his feet in Saudi Arabia — can he follow up that four-goal salvo against Al Wehda to send Al Nassr top of the table again?
Last session before the game 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Yg27kDVLAU
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 16, 2023
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun predicted lineups
Al Nassr boss Rudi Garcia has no fresh injury concerns ahead of this game with first choice goalkeeper David Ospina the only absentee with Nawaf Alaqidi continuing to deputise for the Colombian with Talisca back from a ban.
Al Nassr lineup (4-2-3-1): Nawaf Alaqidi (GK) — Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdullah Madu, Ghislain Konan — Luiz Gustavo, Abdullah Al-Khaibari — Jaloliddin Masharipov, Talisca, Abdulrahman Ghareeb — Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Taawoun are without two key players for this game, with Flavio Medeiros and Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari both out, but Sulaiman Hazazi is back following suspension.
Al Tawooun lineup (4-2-3-1): Mailson (GK) — Awn Al-Saluli, Naldo, Hassan Kadesh, Sulaiman Hazazi — Aschraf El Mahdioui, Álvaro Medrán — Fahad Alrashidi, Alejandro Romero, Sumayhan Al-Nabit — Léandre Tawamba
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Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun live stream, TV channel
SSC (Saudi Sports Company) has been live streaming Al Nassr matches in English via its Twitter channel.
Local broadcasters in selected countries have the rights to televise or stream the Saudi Pro League, and fans in other countries can subscribe to streaming platform Shahid for complete coverage of the Roshn Saudi Pro League.
According to LiveSoccerTV, selected European countries will have local broadcasters carrying the match, while DirecTV Sports will bring it to Spanish-speaking South American countries.
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| TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | Shahid |
| Canada | — | Shahid |
| Hong Kong | — | Shahid, myTV SUPER |
| India | — | Shahid |
| Malaysia | Astro Supersport 3 | Shahid, Astro Go, sooka |
| New Zealand | — | Shahid |
| Singapore | — | Shahid |
| UK | — | Shahid |
| USA | — | Shahid |
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