Al Nassr have had a near-perfect start to the 2025-2026 season. They are currently sitting on top of the Saudi Pro League rankings with an impeccable record, and this Saturday they will look to extend their winning streak when they go head-to-head To the Balkm, with all eyes focused Christiano Ronaldo.
CR7 was not even part of the squad that traveled to India for Wednesday earlier this week AFC Champions League 2 match against Goawhere the team achieved a crucial 2-1 victory thanks to goals Angelo Gabriel And Haroune Camara.
Head coach Jorge Jesus explained that his priority at this stage of the season is to manage Ronaldo’s workloadavoiding long and tiring journeys so that the forward can remain focused on the Saudi Pro League – Al Nassr’s main target this year.
In the three campaigns that Cristiano has spent in Saudi Arabia, Al Nassr have failed to win the national title, which they went to twice Al-Ittihad and once to Al Hilal. Under Jesus, however, the team has started strong this season and appears well-positioned to finally break that streak.
Al Nassr coach Jorge Jesus.
Al Nassr currently leads the standings with 15 points, having won all five matches. Al Taawun have the same total but have played one more game. A win this Saturday against Al Hazm would allow Al Nassr to take sole possession of top spot.
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Predicted lineup for Al Nassr
On Wednesday against Goa in the AFC Champions League Two, Jorge Jesus fielded a largely rotated line-up with only a few regular stars such as Inigo Martinez And Bento. That allowed most of the usual starters to rest – Joao Felix, Sadio Mane, And Mohammed Simakan came on in the second half, while Kingsley Coman did not play a single minute and Cristiano Ronaldo remained in Riyadh.
Based on that, Al Nassr should be able to field a strong team against Al Hazm on Saturday. The predicted XI: Amended; Sultan Al Ghanam, Simaks, Simaak, Martiniz Indonesian, Bozale: Abalhari Alchhaibari, Hazzazi Basing; Kingsley Coman, Joa Felix, Sadiio Manne; Ronaldo’s video.
Predicted lineup for Al Hazm
Unlike Al Nassr, Al Hazm has had an inconsistent start Saudi Pro Leaguewith only one win, two draws and two losses, leaving them in 13th place with five points. The predicted line-up for Saturday: Bruno Varela; Ahmed Al Nakhli, Sultan Tunkar, Abdulrahman Al Dakheel, Abdulaziz Al Harbi; Loreintz Rosier; Fabio Martins, Basil Alsayyali, Elias Mokwana, Nawaf Al Habashi; Omar Al Somah.
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