Cristiano Ronaldo achieved a penalty and the former striker of the Aston Villa, Jhon Duran, twice when Al-Nassr defeated the Iranian team Esteghlal to move to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League.
After a goalless draw in the first leg, what Ronaldo missed, The Saudi side did not take long to take the lead.
A slack pass from Seted Hosseini was confiscated by Duran, striker of Colombia, and he pushed the ball home with the class.
Ronaldo approached with a free kick before he had buried a penalty that was won by the former striker of Liverpool, Sadio Mane.
Esteghlal had to climb a mountain that became steeper before the break when more Ahmdi was sent for a second bookable crime.
That took every sting out of the tie and after Ronaldo went around twice, Duran found a third goal of the night and turned Angelos Pass up close.
Al-Nassr has never won the AFC Champions League and will find out in a draw on Friday, March 14th in the past eight years.
Ronaldo won the Champions League in Europe five times ā with Manchester United in 2008 and Real Madrid in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
