Damac vs. Al Nassr live score, updates, highlights as Cristiano Ronaldo leads the line in Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo will look to fire Al Nassr at the top of the Saudi Pro League when they travel to Damac on Saturday.

After a slow start in life at his new club, Ronaldo scored all the goals as Rudi Garcia’s side beat Al Wehda 4-0 before scoring with both assists in last weekend’s 2-1 win over Al Taawoun.

Leaders Al Ittihad drew 0-0 at home to Al Raed on Thursday, giving them a slender one-point lead over second-placed Al Nassr at the summit after playing a game more.

Kresimir Rezic’s Damac is seventh in the table without a win in three games.

Sporting News is following the game live, providing live score updates and commentary.

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Damac vs Al Nassr Live Score

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Damac vs Al Nassr live updates, highlights from the Saudi Pro League

1 hour after kick-off: Ronaldo continued those exploits in the 2-1 win over Al Taawon with two assists – a big part of why the top spot beckons.

1 hour 20 minutes after kick-off: It wasn’t long ago that there was some dismay at Ronaldo’s lackluster start to life at Al Nassr. He has now scored five goals in four professional league games, including all four as Rudi Garcia’s men beat Al Wehda 4-0.

1 hr 40 mins from kick-off: Al Nassr is battling for first place in the Saudi Pro League today. Leaders Al Ittihad suffered a frustrating 0-0 draw against Al Raed on Thursday to leave the door open. Cristiano Ronaldo’s side are a point behind and this is their game in hand.

2 hours after kick-off: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Damac vs Al Nassr. Jake Paul and Tommy Fury may be the talk of the town in Saudi Arabia this weekend, but Saturday night at least will see Cristiano Ronaldo take center stage again.

Damac vs. Al Nassr Lineups

Kresimir Rezic’s side are without a win in three games and are seventh in the table. In the 2-0 defeat at Khaleej last time out, the Croatian coach returned to a 5-4-1 formation and could be tempted to play a similar defensive game despite the home game against Ronaldo and Co.

Damac formation (4-4-2): Zeghba (GK) – Bedrane, Chafai, Al-Ammar, Hassoun – Al-Nakhli, Maher, Antolic, Al-Shammeri – Makeen, Hamzi

Talisca returned from suspension in Al Nassr’s second-half win over Al Taawoun. Expect the Brazilian forward to return to the starting XI and work on his burgeoning connection ronaldo in attack.

Lineup of Al Nassr (4-2-3-1): Al-Aqidi (GK) – Al-Ghannam, Al-Amri, Madu, Konan – Gustavo, Al-Hassan – Yahya, Talisca, Ghareeb – Ronaldo

Subtitle: Rossi (GK), Al-Fatil, Al-Oujami, Majed, Al-Sulaiheem, Sami, Masharipov, Martinez, Maran

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How to watch Damac vs. Al Nassr

TV channel stream
Australia 10 game, Shahid
Canada Shaheed
Hong Kong myTV Super, Shahid
India Shaheed
Malaysia Astro Supersport 5 Astro Go, Sooka, Shahid
New Zealand Shaheed
Singapore Shaheed
United Kingdom Shaheed
USA Shaheed

SSC (Saudi Sports Company) was Live streaming of Al Nassr games in English via his Twitter channel, with Sky Sports picking up the feed on YouTube. However, this game breaks the Saturday 3pm live football blackout window in the UK

Local broadcasters in select countries have the rights to televise or stream the Saudi Pro League and fans in other countries can subscribe to the Shahid streaming platform for full coverage of the Roshn Saudi Pro League.

According to LiveSoccerTV, local channels in selected European countries will broadcast the game DirectTV Sports will bring it to the Spanish speaking South American countries.

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