Big spending Al Nassr have dug themselves an early hole to start their Saudi Pro League season after a stunning 2-0 home loss to Al Taawoun with Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Marcelo Brozovic all held scoreless.
A goal by Cameroonian forward Leandre Tawamba in the 20th minute set the visitors on their way, and Al Taawoun’s five-man backline frustrated Al Nassr all night, with substitute Ahmed Bahusayn sealing the result deep in stoppage time.
Al Nassr’s 2-1 loss on the opening weekend to Steven Gerrard’s Al Ettifaq was attributed to the fact that many of their star players were given a rest. But they were all on the field and came up short against an Al Taawoun side that executed a perfect game plan.
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