2 matches, conceding 9 goals against only 1 goal. The recent preparatory matches for Al-Nassr did not go as the Saudi club had hoped. Cristiano Ronaldo’s team and others suffered a severe defeat, on Thursday evening, at the Algarve Stadium (Portugal), against Benfica Lisbon (1-4). The Portuguese returned to this occasion with Argentine Angel Di Maria, his colleague at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2014.
But unlike the five-time Ballon d’Or, Lisboat has completely succeeded in its first performances of the season. After a goal and an assist on his return to Benfica against Basel Basel on Sunday (3-1), Di Maria opened the scoring brilliantly in the 23rd minute with a hidden ball. Then his partner Gonzalo Ramos, who is being followed by Paris Saint-Germain, went there with a brace (31, 39). Khaled Al-Ghannam on the Saudi side narrowed the gap before the end of the first half (42). Apart from Andreas Schilderup’s 4-1 goal in the 68th minute, no other goal would be scored in the second half.
Therefore, Al-Nassr continues its second loss after “Manita” against the Spaniards from Celta Vigo (0-5) on Monday evening. The Saudi national team will play the next friendly against Paris Saint-Germain on July 25 in Osaka during the Parisian tour of Japan.
