Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr kept waiting for Saudi Pro League title by own goal

Goalkeeper Bento’s bizarre injury-time ain extremity denies Al-Nassr a title-crowning 1-0 triumph implicit rivals Al Hilal astatine home.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates were near frustrated erstwhile their goalkeeper Bento scored an injury-time ain goal, denying the nine their archetypal Saudi Pro League rubric successful 7 years.

Riyadh-based nine Al-Nassr were starring 1-0 and seconds distant from defeating section rivals Al Hilal, who are 2nd successful the league, erstwhile Bento fumbled an overhead prevention that sent the shot into his ain nett successful a highly anticipated lucifer connected Tuesday.

A triumph would person sealed the 11th league rubric for Al-Nassr and the archetypal for the Portuguese superstar since helium famously joined the nine successful January 2023.

Al-Nassr apical the league array with 83 points from 33 games, portion Al Hilal are 2nd connected 78 points from 32 games. Ronaldo, who captains Al-Nassr, chopped a representation of vexation connected the seat erstwhile the equaliser was scored by the Brazilian goalkeeper.

The 41-year-old shot icon has not won a home rubric with Al-Nassr since his then-record-breaking determination from Manchester United aft the FIFA World Cup 2022 successful Qatar.

Al-Nassr’s past league rubric came successful 2019, portion Al Hilal won the league successful 2024.

Fans of the location squad were fixed escaped squad shirts astatine the opening of the match, making the stands a oversea of yellowish successful anticipation of the rubric win.

Barring a daze effect against 15th-place Damac successful their last league game, Al-Nassr are favourites to triumph the league connected May 21 .

“The imagination is close,” Ronaldo said successful his post-match societal media posts to his 770 million-plus followers.