The Saudi King’s Cup quarterfinal match between Al Shabab and Al Nassr’s anticipated lineup takes occur on December 12 at 1:00 a.m. updated the lineup for the two-pair field.

By the time the Saudi Arabian King’s Cup reaches the quarterfinals, maybe Al Nassr will still travel to Al Shabab with a robust team. Coach Luis Castro is therefore thinking of resting a few key players for tonight’s game rather than rotating the entire squad like he did in the Asian Champions League final round.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the 38-year-old Portuguese striker, is still prepared to play on the offensive line and score goals. This was demonstrated yesterday when he took part in team training. Sadio Mane and Anderson Talisca, two of CR7’s partners, will probably be rested if he starts so Abdulrahman Ghareeb may play.

After dishing out two assists in the last victory over Al Riyadh, Mane was substituted in the 83rd minute. In the last round of the Asian Cup group stage, Ghareeb was the primary starter and scored the equalizer for Al Nassr against Istiklol.

Abdullah Al Khaibari and Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem are contenders to play alongside Marcelo Brozovic or Sesko Fofana in the midfield.

In the eighth round of the Saudi King’s Cup, Al Nassr defeated Al Ittifaq 1-0, but they had to wait for Mane’s game-winning goal in extra time. Ronaldo and his associates are seven points behind top team Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League rankings.

Probable teams

Al Shabab: Kim Seung-Gyu; Fawaz Al Saqour, Nader Al Sharari, Romain Saiss, Hamad Al Yami; Hussain Al Qahtani, Gustavo Cuellar, Yannick Carrasco; Carlos Alberto Junior, Habibou Diallo, Hattan Bahbri

Al Nassr: Nawaf Al Aqidi; Nawaf Boushal, Aymeric Laporte, Abdulelah Al Amri, Alex Telles; Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem, Sesko Fofana; Anderson Talisca, Otavio, Abdulrahman Ghareeb; Cristiano Ronaldo.