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Al-Nassr beat Pakhtakor as Joao Felix scores twice

Al-Nassr beat Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor in the fourth round of the AFC Champions League Elite on Monday, with Joao Felix scoring twice in a match that also featured goals from Abdullah Al-Hamdan and Abdulelah Al-Amri. The precise final score is not established in the available match account.

The Riyadh club travelled to Tashkent seeking a second straight win in the continental competition. Its fixture against the UAE’s Al-Wasl had been postponed, leaving this trip as its next chance to build momentum in the tournament.

Felix made an early impact. In the 15th minute, the Portugal forward slipped a pass to Al-Hamdan, who finished powerfully. Two minutes later, Felix dribbled through the Pakhtakor defence inside the penalty area and scored himself.

Felix added a second in the 32nd minute, converting a pass from Senegal international Sadio Mane. In the 53rd minute, his corner found Al-Amri, who headed the ball into the net. The match account says Felix had contributed eight goals or assists across his last two appearances for Al-Nassr.

Coach Ange Postecoglou made several changes to the starting side. Defenders Awad Aman and Al-Amri returned, while Portuguese midfielder Samu Costa also came back into the lineup after missing the previous domestic game through suspension. Felix, Mane and Al-Hamdan led the attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo did not travel to Uzbekistan. Postecoglou said before the match that he was resting Ronaldo, Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan amid a crowded schedule and frequent travel; Ronaldo was not injured. The forward had scored a hat trick in Al-Nassr’s 5-3 league win over Al-Kholood, taking his reported career total to 985 goals.

Al-Nassr, founded in 1955 and based in Riyadh, competes in Saudi Arabia’s top division as well as Asian tournaments. Ronaldo is expected to return for the club’s Saudi Pro League match against Al Hazem on Friday, Nov. 6. The available account does not provide the Pakhtakor match’s final score.

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