Ronaldo and Al-Nassr earned a 2-0 victory over Persepolis in the opening match of the AFC Champions League Group E competition, which allowed them to claim first place in the group.
In the opening encounter of the AFC Champions League 2023/2024 for Group E, Ronaldo and the rest of his Al Nassr teammates will travel to the ancient city of Persepolis in Iran.When both Ronaldo and Brozovic, Otavinho, Mane, and Ronaldo all played from the beginning, Al Nassr earned significant praise for possessing a large number of top stars.
As a result of Al Nassr’s decisive victory over Persepolis, Ronaldo was able to set a new milestone for his career by playing a total of 1,000 matches without suffering a defeat (776 wins, 224 ties).”It’s wonderful that we were successful today! I want to express my gratitude to the fans and to everyone else in Iran for making the game so memorable. This milestone record was met with “an extremely warm welcome and a special record,” as the Portuguese superstar remarked on the occasion.
Ronaldo celebrates victory with teammates
On the other hand, Ronaldo had a terrible game and was the reason why the home team was unable to score in the first half.In the 20th minute, Brozovic sent a cross into the penalty area for Ronaldo, who was in an advantageous position; nevertheless, Ronaldo’s effort was directly at the position of the goalie, Alireza Beiranvand.
Ronaldo had 89 minutes of playing time in the AFC Championes League, but he was unable to score any goals.
When Ronaldo was put under a lot of strain by the opponent’s close tracking, he only managed to make two shots (according to the statistics provided by Sofascore) in 89 minutes of action on the field.
However, Ronaldo’s teammates were able to shine to help Al-Nassr win 2-0
Even though Ronaldo did not score in Al-Nassr’s opening game of the AFC Champions League, his colleagues were still able to assist the squad gain all three points. Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Mohammed Qassem each scored once, and the team prevailed 2-0.
after a result of this victory, Al-Nassr was able to move up to first place in Group E, after Istiklol’s final match against Al-Dihail ended in a 1-1 draw.On October 3, Ronaldo and his colleagues will return to the home field of Mrsool Park for the second round of the AFC Champions League to welcome Al-Dihail.
