Al-Nassr: Ronaldo and Mané expected back after international break

After Al-Nassr's 5-0 win over Al Khaleej, manager Jorge Jesus explained why Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mané were absent from the matchday squad, saying both are dealing with minor fitness issues. "Ronaldo and Mane should return after the international break. Everyone knows that they are great players, they will be out for a while.

Mane felt pain a few days ago and we decided to leave him out, he will be fit after the break," he said. Al-Nassr lead the Saudi Pro League with 67 points, three clear of Al Hilal, and the league pauses until early April. Jesus stressed the need to have his main scorers fully fit for the run-in, adding: "We have eight finals to be champions.

Unfortunately for us, the league is going to stop when we are at our best and achieving results." With Ronaldo sidelined, Joao Felix starred, scoring twice to bring his season tally to 21.

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