{
  "id": 17930520,
  "title": "Ronaldo rested as Al-Nassr thrash Pakhtakor 6-2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ronaldo-rested-as-al-nassr-thrash-pakhtakor-6-2-17930520",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ronaldo-rested-as-al-nassr-thrash-pakhtakor-6-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Al-Nassr secured a convincing 6-2 victory over Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor in their AFC Champions League Elite fixture on Monday, without Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward was among three key players rested by coach Ange Postecoglou, likely due to security concerns surrounding the competition in Saudi Arabia. Despite Ronaldo's absence, João Félix scored twice as Al-Nassr dominated, moving to fourth place in the West Region standings with six points. Pakhtakor, on the other hand, remains on two points.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}