Al-Hilal 2-0 Al-Nassr: Tale of two former Manchester United players as Odion Ighalo scores twice to beat Cristiano Ronaldo and co, tainting their Saudi Pro League title hopes following the sacking of Rudi Garcia
- Recently sacked manager Rudi Garcia amid reports of dressing room discontent
- Odion Ighalo scores twice from the penalty spot to beat Al-Nassr in a crucial game
- Cristiano Ronaldo fails to exert much influence as title hopes take a major blow
Odion Ighalo scored twice from the spot as Al-Hilal beat Al-Nassr 2-0 to dent Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates’ fading title hopes.
Al-Nassr recently parted ways with manager Rudi Garcia amid reports of dressing room discontent, not least reportedly related to Portuguese superstar Ronaldo, replacing him with former youth team coach Dinko Jelicic, who took over as interim manager. boss.
Needing a win at Al-Hilal to ensure they stayed in touch with the front-runners, they conceded twice from the spot courtesy of Ighalo.
It leaves Al-Ittihad three points clear at the top of the league, with one game less played.
More to come.
Al-Nassr saw their title hopes taken a serious blow when they lost 2-0 at Al-Hilal on Tuesday
Odion Ighalo scored twice as Al-Hilal won 2-0 at home against their rivals – with the Nigerian winning the battle against the former Premier League stars (not pictured on Tuesday night)