In the opening match of Group E AFC Champions league, Ronaldo and Al-Nassr won 2-0 against Persepolis to take first place in the group.

Ronaldo and his Al Nassr teammates have a trip to Iran’s Persepolis in their opening match in Group E AFC Champions League 2023/2024. Al Nassr is highly appreciated for possessing many quality stars when both Ronaldo and Brozovic, Otavinho, Mane and Ronaldo all played from the start.

With superior force, Al Nassr’s victory over Persepolis helped Ronaldo achieve a record of 1,000 matches without losing in his career (776 wins, 224 draws). “It’s great to have won today! I thank the fans, all the people of Iran for making the match so special. An extremely warm welcome and a special record” – the Portuguese superstar shared about this record milestone.

Ronaldo celebrates victory with teammates

However, Ronaldo had a poor day and prevented the home team from scoring in the first 45 minutes. In the 20th minute, Brozovic crossed the ball into the penalty area for Ronaldo in a comfortable position, but his shot was right in the position of goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand.

After 89 minutes on the field, Ronaldo could not score in the AFC Championes League

After 89 minutes on the field, Ronaldo only made 2 shots (Sofascore statistics) when under a lot of pressure from the opponent’s close tracking.

However, Ronaldo’s teammates were able to shine to help Al-Nassr win 2-0

Although Ronaldo was quiet in the first match at the AFC Champions League, his teammates still helped Al-Nassr win all 3 points when Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Mohammed Qassem scored respectively to win 2-0.

This victory helped Al-Nassr take top spot in Group E as Istiklol drew 1-1 with Al-Dihail in the remaining match. In the next round of the AFC Champions League, Ronaldo and his teammates will return to Mrsool Park’s home ground to welcome Al-Dihail on October 3.