As Cristiano Ronaldo, Talisca, and the rest of the title contenders' attack were thwarted in a scoreless draw against 11th-placed Al Feiha on Sunday, Al Nassr made a mistake they could ill afford.
Ronaldo was flagrantly in the wrong place at the wrong time multiple times, and he was unable to work his customary magic in front of goal against teams that extended their winless streak to five games across all competitions.
Although there was a lot of attacking desire on both ends, nobody actually had the talent to help lead to a breakthrough, and neither forward line had the ability to set up a goal.
By making the appropriate offside calls, goals for each team were disallowed. There wasn't much more to relish other from those opportunities.
Even though he missed the crossbar with a strong free kick in the 71st minute, captain Ronaldo didn't do much during open play. Even the Talisca, which is typically powered by electricity, was absent for the most of the game.
With seven games left in the season, Al Nassr are three points behind the top after Al Ittihad defeated Al Wedha 2-0 later that day. The top two clubs have faced off against one another already and have identical goal differentials.
On April 18, Al Nassr will play their following game when they travel to Al Hilal, who are currently in fourth position in the league with only three losses in 22 games.
Al Shabab, who are now in third place, are 11 goals inferior than Al-Nassr and six points behind them with a game in hand.
The Sporting News provided live score updates, analysis, and highlights during the Al Feiha vs. Al Nassr match.
Given how well his teammates have played in front of goal, Cristiano Ronaldo was more involved in the build-up than the finishing, and his club will want to correct that. Al Feiha, who missed numerous opportunities to take the lead, experienced a similar fate.