Cristiano Ronaldo marked a penalty and the former attacker of Aston Villa Jhon Duran scored twice while Al-Nassr beat the Iranian team Esteghlal to enter the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League.
After a breakdown in the first step, which Ronaldo missed, The Saudi team did not take long to take the lead.
A loose pass of the installation of Hosseini was seized by the Colombia Duran striker, and he launched the ball at home in class.
Ronaldo got closer to a free kick before burying a penalty that was won by the former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane.
Esteghlal had a mountain to climb which became more stiff before the break when Mehran Ahmdi was sent for a second reservable offense.
This took all stings of the tie and after Ronaldo got closer twice, Duran found a third goal of the night, converting Angelo’s pass at close range.
Al-Nassr has never won the AFC Champions League and will discover its opponents in the last eight games on Friday, March 14.
Ronaldo won the Champions League in Europe five times – with Manchester United in 2008 and Real Madrid in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
