Hummet strikes as Gamba deny Ronaldo's Al-Nassr continental silverware

Deniz Hummet scored the winner in the 30th minute to earn the J-League outfit their second continental title, which comes 18 years after they claimed the Asian Champions League.

The result means Ronaldo has yet to win a major trophy since joining ⁠Al-Nassr in 2023 after his contract with Manchester United was terminated by mutual consent, although his side hold a two-point lead in the SPL with one round of matches remaining.

The Saudi side dominated the clash at the King Saud University Stadium but were unable to find a way past Gamba's young goalkeeper Rui Araki.

The 18-year-old palmed Abdulrahman Ghareeb's seventh-minute shot around the post while Sadio Mane hit the side-netting 16 ‌minutes ⁠later as Al-Nassr made the early running.

But on the half-hour mark the Japanese side went in front when Hummet turned from 16 yards out to slot Issam Jebali's through pass into the bottom corner of Bento's goal.

Ghareeb was ⁠inches away from the equaliser three minutes before the interval and Ronaldo glanced a stoppage-time header wide with Jorge Jesus' side on top.

Al-Nassr's frustration continued as ⁠Joao Felix hit the post in the 77th minute from distance with Araki finally beaten.

Gamba defender Takeru Kishimoto slid in to make a ⁠match-saving block of the Portuguese forward's shot six minutes from time after Ronaldo's backheel from the edge of the area momentarily put his teammate into space.