Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr survived a late surge from FC Goa to claim a 2-1 victory in their AFC Champions League Two 2025-26 Group D encounter at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday.

The win kept Al Nassr unbeaten and firmly at the top of the group standings, while Goa, still searching for their first point, remained rooted to the bottom behind Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol and Iraq’s Al Zawraa SC after suffering their third consecutive defeat.

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from the matchday squad, while Sadio Mané and João Félix started on the bench. Yet, Al Nassr wasted no time asserting control over the proceedings.

After several close attempts from Angelo, Wesley, and Aiman Yahya, the visitors broke the deadlock in the 10th minute. A swift exchange of passes fro

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