Without star Cristiano Ronaldo, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr beat FC Goa 2-1 on Wednesday to maintain its perfect record in the Asian Champions League Two.

Traveling to India without Ronaldo, who stayed in Riyadh to rest, Al-Nassr took the lead with goals from Brazilian winger Angelo Gabriel and Haroune Camara. Brison Fernandes pulled one back for Goa, but the Saudi club held on to record its third straight win in Asia’s second-tier competition.

In the AFC Champions League Elite, Riyadh rival Al-Hilal stayed unbeaten, improving to four wins from four matches with a 3-1 victory over Qatar’s Al-Sadd. Turkish midfielder Yusuf Akcicek opened the scoring in the 25th minute, and former Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly doubled the lead just before halftime.

Al-Sadd cut the deficit in the second h

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