Last year’s runners up in Al-Nassr will open the new season against Al-Raed on Thursday at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo is still without a trophy in Saudi Arabia, and would be looking to start off this season with a win in a bid to clinch the league title.
In the 2023-24 season, Al-Raed finished 12th after amassing 37 points in 34 games.
Al-Nassr will get their 2024-25 Saudi Pro League season underway in midweek when they take on Al Raed at Al Awal Park at King Saud University on Thursday night.
The hosts ended last season as runners-up in the top flight standings with 82 points, while the visitors finished the term in 12th place with 37 points.
Al-Nassr will enter the new season hoping for a better campaign after ending last term trophyless and 14 points behind runaway league winners Al-Hilal, who claimed the domestic double.
However, the Knights of Najd have already experienced their first bit of heartbreak this season, as they suffered a crushing 4-1 loss to the Blue Waves in the Saudi Super Cup final over the weekend.
Cristiano Ronaldo gave Al-Alami the perfect start, putting his side ahead just before the half-time interval but the league champions stormed back in the second period, with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Malcom all finding the back of the net in the space of 18 minutes.
The Portuguese superstar was evidently displeased with his side’s performance and stormed off the pitch and into the dressing room at the final whistle without picking up his runners-up medal.
Al-Nassr will now look to put that disapointment behind them and get their league campaign off to a more promising start, and they will be fairly confident in their chances of doing so, having gone unbeaten in their final six home league games last season.
