Ronaldo unable to inspire Al Nassr as Nuno’s Al Ittihad reach Saudi Super Cup final

Goals
for
Romarinho,
Abderrazzaq
Hamed
Allah
and
Muhannad
Al
Shanqiti
saw
Al
Ittihad,
coached
by
former
Wolves
and
Tottenham
boss
Nuno
Espirito
Santo,
set
up
a
showdown
with
Al-Fayha
in
Riyadh.

Ronaldo
played
the
entire
match
on
Thursday
(January
26),
coming
close
to
an
equaliser
in
the
first
half
when
he
headed
straight
at
Al
Ittihad
goalkeeper
Marcelo
Grohe.

Al
Ittihad
compounded
his
frustrations
by
racing
down
the
other
end
to
make
it
2-0,
though
Talisca
pulled
one
back
for
Al
Nassr
after
the
break.

Ronaldo
drilled
a
free-kick
just
over
prior
to
Talisca’s
strike,
yet
despite
piling
on
the
pressure,
Al
Nassr
were
opened
up
again
late
on,
with
Al
Shanqiti
sealing
Al
Ittihad’s
progression.

It
means
Ronaldo’s
wait
for
a
first
official
goal
in
Saudi
Arabia
will
stretch
into
a
third
match.