Jhon Duran has been hailed as the "best young player to ever go to Saudi" after outshining Cristiano Ronaldo in Al-Nassr's 3-2 win at Al-Ahli.
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Duran has red-hot start at Al-NassrScores stunning brace against Al-AhliPraise floods in for young strikerFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The 10 men of Al-Nassr secured a hard-fought win at Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday, thanks in no small part to Duran's brace. The second, in particular, was a beauty as he beat two players before slotting home late on. As a result, the 21-year-old was lauded by many on social media.
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Alongside a video of Duran's brilliant goal, @Piquelme21 posted on X: "Jhon Duran might be the best young player to ever go to Saudi."
@SamiRmcf15 tweeted: "Duran is the best forward Cristiano played with in last 6-7 years. It's crazy man. Crazy crazy baller."
@CFC_Janty commented: "Ronaldo finally has another attacker who steps up when he doesn’t score. Thank you Jhon Duran."
@totalcristiano put: "WHAT A F*CKING PLAYER," and @UniqueRiggers added: "That leagues too easy for Duran."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Duran swapped Aston Villa for Al-Nassr in a €77million (£64.5m/$80m) transfer and so far he is proving to be an excellent purchase. He now has four goals in two games and is currently outshining team-mate Ronaldo. The Colombian may also be the missing piece for Al-Nassr in their bid for trophies.
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Al-Nassr are back in AFC Champions League action on Monday when they face Persepolis. Duran will hope to be amongst the goals again for that away trip.