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Anderson Talisca earned Al Nassr a 1-0 home win over Al Ettifaq,
with Ronaldo making his Saudi Pro league debut as captain of the
team.
"It's a positive addition when you have a player like Ronaldo as
he helps to distract the defenders, which is what happened with
our goal," Garcia told reporters.
"Today we created opportunities for him and asked the players to
diversify the game between him and Talisca, and we must not
forget that he participated in the (exhibition match against)
Paris St Germain and did not get enough rest.
"Even with the presence of Ronaldo, it is not easy to win the
Saudi League because of ... the strength of the competitors."
Al Nassr's win moved them back to the top of the league
standings with 33 points from 14 matches. They are a point ahead
of second placed Al Hilal, who have played one game more.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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