Footbball:Al-Nassr vs. Damac - prediction, team news, lineups
The Global One head into this one fresh off the back of picking up a morale-boosting victory in the AFC Champions League, while the visitors will be looking to secure a third win on the spin for the first time this year.
Al Nassr maintained their fine run of results in the AFC Champions League as they cruised to a 3-1 victory over Qatar-based outfit Al Gharafa at the Al Bayt Stadium on Monday.
In a game where Seydou Sano received his marching orders, Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed two second-half goals, scoring on either side of Angelo's 58th-minute strike to fire the Saudi side to all three points.
Since kicking off the campaign with a somewhat disappointing 1-1 draw against Iranian side Al Shorta on September 16, Al-Nassr have won each of their subsequent four Champions League matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding three in that time.
While Stefano Pioli's men are riding pretty high in the Champions League and sit third in the table, they now turn their focus to the Professional League, where they have struggled to grind out results of late, claiming just one win from their most recent four matches.
Having won their four matches proceeding this run, this slump has coincided with Ronaldo's recent struggles in the league as the 37-year-old has netted just one goal in Al-Nassr's last four Pro League matches.
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