Al-Diriyah vs. Al-Nassr Lineups & Confirmed Team News for King's Cup Clash

Al-Nassr Starting Lineup

• Goalkeeper: Bento
• Boushal, Simakan, Martínez, Al-Najdi
• Al-Khaibari, Samu Costa
• Angelo, João Félix, Mané
• Al-Hamdan

Al-Diriyah vs. Al-Nassr Team News

Cristiano Ronaldo is officially out for tonight’s King’s Cup match. He missed Al-Nassr’s 3-0 win over Al-Fateh and will not even be on the bench against Al-Diriyah.

Postecoglou’s staff have decided to give Ronaldo an extended rest after his late return to the squad. The Portuguese forward is expected to return for the Saudi Pro League match against Al Riyadh on August 21.

Without Ronaldo, João Félix, Angelo and Sadio Mané will carry most of the attacking responsibility. All three were involved in Al-Nassr’s impressive start to the league season.

Al-Nassr are also expected to rotate several players as Postecoglou looks to avoid putting too much early-season workload on his key players.

For Al-Diriyah, there are no major injury concerns reported, and Bruno Lage’s side should have a strong team available for the cup tie.

Experienced players such as Chancel Mbemba and Idrissa Gueye will be important if the newly promoted side are to cause an upset.

Al-Nassr may be the favorites, but with Ronaldo out and rotation expected, Al-Diriyah will believe they have a chance to make this King’s Cup clash much more difficult than it looks on paper.