Al Nassr begin title defence with 3-0 win over Al Fateh

pAl Nassr opened their Saudi Pro League title defence with a convincing 3-0 victory over Al Fateh at Al Awwal Park, giving new head coach Ange Postecoglou a winning start in the competition./ppAngelo opened the scoring before Joao Felix added the second, while new signing Samu Costa completed the victory only minutes after coming on as a substitute./ppCristiano Ronaldo was not included in the team after being given additional time to build fitness following his summer commitments, but he watched from the stands and celebrated his side's goals./ppPostecoglou said after the match that the performance was encouraging despite several players not yet being at full fitness, adding that he expects Al Nassr to improve further as the season progresses./p