Soccer-Al-Nassr break club record with 14th consecutive league victory


April 11 (Reuters) - ⁠Leaders Al-Nassr claimed their longest-ever ⁠Saudi Pro League winning streak ‌with a 2-0 victory at Al-Akhdoud thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and ​Joao Felix on Saturday.

Al-Nassr ⁠top the standings ⁠with 73 points from 28 games, ⁠five ‌ahead of second-placed Al-Hilal with six games to ⁠go.

It was Al-Nassr’s 14th straight victory, ​which ‌broke their previous record posted ⁠in the ​2013-2014 season, the Pro League said on its website.

Ronaldo opened ⁠the scoring in the 15th ​minute with a close-range strike for his 24th goal of the ⁠season, three shy of Al-Ahli’s league top scorer Ivan Toney.

Joao Felix doubled their advantage two minutes ​into the second ⁠half from close range, capitalising on ​a rebound after ‌Kingsley Coman’s header hit ​the post.

(Reporting by Taha Mohamed; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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