Al Diriyah vs Al Nassr: Full lineups confirmed as Cristiano Ronaldo misses out for Saudi King’s Cup 2026-27 Round of 32
The Al Diriyah vs Al Nassr match is part of the King’s Cup Round of 32.
Al Diriyah will take on Al Nassr in a Saudi King’s Cup 2026-27 fixture at the Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh on Tuesday, August 18. Al Diriyah, who recently earned promotion to the domestic top flight, will be the heavy underdogs against the reigning Saudi Pro League holders.
Al Diriyah finished third in the Saudi First Division to secure promotion to the SPL for the 2026-27 season. They opened their league campaign with a narrow 1-0 loss to Al Ahli, courtesy of a 25th-minute strike from Eduard Spertsyan.
The hosts put in a solid performance against a much stronger opponent in their league opener. They will fancy themselves to push Al Nassr to the very end in tonight’s game. However, the Global Ones have a much stronger squad, despite doubts about Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation.
Al Nassr opened their Saudi Pro League campaign with a solid 3-0 win over Al Fateh. Angelo Gabriel, Joao Felix, and Samu Costa scored for the defending league champions, ensuring a winning start to their title defence.
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Al Diriyah vs Al Nassr Lineups
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Al Diriyah
Starting XI: Nikola Vasilj; Abdulaziz Al-Faraj, Qaseem Lajami, Berat Djimsiti, Omar Colley; Hussain Al-Qahtani, Óscar Rodríguez, Abdulellah Al-Malki; Hattan Bahebri, Gaëtan Laborde, Georges-Kévin N’Koudou.
Bench: Waleed Abdullah (gk), Amin Bukhari (gk), Taher Wadi, Khalid Al-Asiri, Chancel Mbemba, Mohammad Thiban, Sultan Al-Farhan, Clayton Diandy, Meshari Al-Nemer.
Al Nassr
Starting XI: Bento; Nawaf Boushal, Mohamed Simakan, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Salem Al-Najdi; Samú Costa, Ângelo Gabriel; Kingsley Coman, João Félix, Sadio Mané; Abdullah Al-Hamdan.
Bench: Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi (gk), Iñigo Martínez, Nader Al-Sharari, Awad Aman, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Ali Al-Hassan, Hayder Abdulkareem, Sami Al-Najei, Abdulmalik Al-Jaber, Ayman Yahya, Rakan Al-Ghamdi, Saad Haqawi.
When is Al Diriyah vs Al Nassr Saudi King’s Cup 2026-27 match?
The match will be played on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. In India, the match will kick off at 11:30 PM IST.
Where is Al Diriyah vs Al Nassr being played?
The fixture takes place at the Al‑Awwal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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