There will be a duel with a Portuguese accent in the final of the Saudi Arabian King's Cup. Al Nassr secured, on Wednesday afternoon, the passage to the decisive game of the competition, after beating Al Khaleej, led by Pedro Emanuel, by 3-1.

With Cristiano Ronaldo, Otávio and Alex Telles in the starting eleven of the team led by Luís Castro, it was up to the team captain to open the scoring at King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh.

It was the 17th minute when Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of a gross error by the Al Khaleej goalkeeper, who had Fábio Martins, Pedro Rebocho and Ivo Rodrigues in the starting eleven, to open the scoring.

Still in the first half, Sadio Mané scored the 2-0 for Al Nassr with a penalty kick (37'), with the Riyadh team also having a goal disallowed for Yahya (45+1') for offside.

The second half started with another brilliant moment from Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese star appeared free at the far post to score the 44th goal of the season (57 minutes). Al Terais still reduced for Al Khaleej (82'), but it was too late for Pedro Emanuel's team to emerge victorious from the match.

Al Elewai still signed the rout for Al Nassr in the 84th minute, but the forward was in an offside position and the refereeing team disallowed the move.

Al Nassr thus advances to the final of the Saudi Arabian King's Cup, where they will face Al Hilal, led by Jorge Jesus and Rúben Neves, who eliminated Al Ittihad on Tuesday.

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Starting teams

Al Nassr:

|| Starting lineup,@AlNassrFC vs #Alkhaleej pic.twitter.com/hZx4jkbSgl

— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) May 1, 2024

Al Khaleej:

قائمة نسور الدانـــة في لقاء #النصر_الخليج #أغلى_الكؤوس pic.twitter.com/jsogC8pDAv

— نادي الخليج السعودي (@Khaleejclub) May 1, 2024

Preview

Al Nassr and Al Khaleej will play, this Wednesday, the second semi-final in the Saudi Arabian King's Cup, in a duel that pits the Portuguese against each other.

The team captained by Cristiano Ronaldo, and led by Luís Castro, seeks to seal their place in the final, about four days after having defeated Pedro Emanuel's team with difficulty.

Al Khaleej, which includes former FC Porto players Fábio Martins, Pedro Rebocho and Ivo Rodrigues, is trying to counter Al Nassr's favoritism.

The game is scheduled to start at 7 pm (Continental Portugal time) this Monday, and you can follow the incidents of the match, live, in Desporto ao Minuto.

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