Sadio Mane Scores First Goal For Al Nassr After Cheeky Cristiano Ronaldo Assist

Sadio Mane scored the first goal of his Al Nassr career against Al Fateh on Friday night. Mane's goal was set up by a cheeky assist from Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sadio Mane Scores First Goal For Al Nassr After Cheeky Cristiano Ronaldo Assist
Sadio Mane Scores First Goal For Al Nassr After Cheeky Cristiano Ronaldo Assist /

Sadio Mane scored the first goal of his Al Nassr career on Friday night.

It came 27 minutes into Al Nassr's Saudi Pro League game away at Al Fateh.

Mane found the net with a cheeky chipped finish from 10 yards following an even cheekier assist by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Marcelo Brozovic played a low pass to Ronaldo, who was stood outside of the penalty area with his back to goal.

Having spotted Mane making a run into the box, Ronaldo flicked a first-time pass into the former Liverpool forward's path using his right heel.

After seeing his shot hit the net, Mane showed his appreciation for the service provided by Ronaldo.

Mane pointed at Ronaldo before they celebrated the goal together.

The Senegal star scored again later in the game when he beat the Al Fateh keeper with a looping header before imitating Ronaldo's famous 'SIU' celebration.

Ronaldo performed that trademark celebration himself no fewer than three times on Friday night.

The 38-year-old scored the 63rd hat-trick of his career as Al Nassr went on to beat Al Fateh 5-0.

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured (right) celebrating a goal with Al Nassr teammate Sadio Mane during a 1-0 win over Al-Shorta in the semi-finals of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup
Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo shared five goals as Al Nassr won 5-0 at Al Fateh on Friday / SSC

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.