Cristiano Ronaldo Set to Start as Al Nassr Chase 17th Straight Win
al nassr is set to start Cristiano Ronaldo against Al-Qadisiya, keeping its strongest attacking option in place for a match that carries title pressure. The move comes with Al Nassr riding 16 consecutive victories and trying to stretch the run again.
Ronaldo Keeps His Spot
Ronaldo was expected to start after scoring in the previous game and avoiding injuries and physical fatigue in recent matches. Jorge Jesus kept the forward in line to lead a side described as the league’s top offensive team and the best attacking side in the Saudi Pro League.
Joao Felix was set to line up alongside him, with Bento Krepski in goal and a back line built around Mohamed Simakan, Abdulelah Al-Amri, and Iñigo Martinez. Al Nassr also listed Marcelo Brozovic, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Kingsley Coman, and Angelo in the starting group.
Al-Qadisiya Missing Four Players
Al-Qadisiya entered with four absences: Waleed Al-Ahmad, Turki Al-Ammar, Mateo Retegui, and Julian Weigl. Brendan Rodgers still named a full starting XI that included Koen Casteels, Muhammad Abu al-Shamat, Jehad Thakri, Nacho Fernández, Gastón Álvarez, Musab Al-Juwayr, Nahitan Nández, Otavio, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Abdullah Al Salem, and Julian Quiñones.
That lineup leaves Quiñones as the attacking reference point for a team pushing for third place. Al-Qadisiya had also lost their last four encounters against Al-Nassr, which makes the scale of the task clear even with home ground and a deep starting group.
Al Nassr Chase the Title
The bigger number sits with Al Nassr’s run: 16 straight wins before this visit. That streak has them closing in on the Saudi Pro League title, and the decision to keep Ronaldo in the starting XI shows no retreat from the pace they have set.
For Al-Qadisiya, the challenge is to break a four-match slide in the matchup while dealing with four absences. For Al Nassr, another win would extend the run and keep the pressure on the teams above them, with Ronaldo still front and center in the race and still chasing ground on Julián Quiñones and Ivan Toney in the scoring charts.
