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Cristiano Ronaldo helped new club Al-Nassr to victory on his competitive debut in the Saudi Pro League, but the Portuguese will have to wait a little longer for his first official goal.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid attacker was on target twice last week for a combined Riyadh All Stars XI against Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly match and the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was lively in his first game for Al-Nassr on Sunday.
Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes against Al-Ettifaq, but the only goal of the game was netted by Brazilian Anderson Talisca.
Talisca, who previously played for Benfica and Besiktas among others, netted following a cross from Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem after the ball had gone over Ronaldo’s head.
The Portuguese almost set up a team-mate for a chance later in the game, but the subsequent shot was off target.
The win sees Al-Nassr go top of the Saudi Pro League by a point from Al-Hilal.
Al-Nassr also have a game in hand over their Riyadh rivals and are in action next away to Al-Fateh on February 3rd.
