Al-Nasr was affected by the absence of captain Cristiano Ronaldo, losing 2-1 to Al-Sadd of Qatar, which secured qualification in the AFC Champions League for the Elite at the First Park Stadium, after conceding a goal in the 90th + 9th minute from a penalty kick on Monday.

Ronaldo had a rest and watched the match from the stands, so that he could be at the highest level of preparation for an upcoming summit against Al-Ittihad, the leaders of the Roshen League, next Friday.

This halted a series of 4 consecutive victories for Al-Nasr, which in the previous round secured early advancement to the round of 16 in the Asian Championship.

Al-Nasr’s balance froze at 13 points from 6 matches, and fell to third place, while Al-Sadd jumped to fourth place with 12 points, and was decided to advance to the next round with 3 Saudi teams, Al-Ahly, Al-Hilal, and Al-Nasr.

The first eight teams from the West region, and the same from the East region, qualify for the quarter-finals in the new system of the Asian Championship.

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Akram Afif put Al Sadd ahead with a goal after he quickly penetrated after a quick counterattack and was alone in Al Nassr’s goal and hit a ground ball into the net in the 53rd minute.

Al-Nasr waited until near the end to equalize, and substitute Wesley sent a cross pass from the left side, but Moroccan defender Romain Saiss failed to clear it and accidentally scored into his own net in the 80th minute.

In the final seconds, Akram Afif fell to the ground and was awarded a penalty kick, and Algerian Adam Ounas executed the kick with full force into the net, giving the Qatari team victory (90+9)