Al Nassr 4-1 Al-Riyadh: Ronaldo scores and assists on return, Talisca nets brace

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 16th goal of the season to set Al-Nassr on their way to a comfortable 4-1 win over Al-Riyadh in the Saudi Pro League.

The Portuguese star opened the scoring shortly after the half-hour mark and then provided the assist for compatriot Otavio to double the home side’s lead in first-half stoppage time.

Anderson Talisca looked to have put the result beyond any doubt when he made it 3-0 midway through the second half, only for Andre Gray to pull a goal back seconds later.

However, Al-Riyadh were unable to find any more goals and Talisca sealed the victory with his second of the night in the 94th minute.

The win keeps Al-Nassr seven points behind league leaders Al-Hilal, who made it 16 wins in a row in all competitions with a 2-1 win at Al-Tai.

Salem Aldawsari gave the visitors the lead after 20 minutes and former Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic doubled their advantage from the penalty spot before Tariq Mohammed halved the deficit in first-half stoppage time.

Match Events

1' OFFSIDE! Mane’s goal disallowed

20' Yellow Card! Fahad Al-Rashidi booked

27' CLOSE! Fofana’s shot wide out

31' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 1-0 Al-Riyadh (Ronaldo)

48' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 2-0 Al-Riyadh (Otávio)

60' CLOSE! Otávio’s shot wide out

64' CHANCE! Talisca's header over the bar

67' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 3-0 Al-Riyadh (Talisca)

68' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 3-1 Al-Riyadh (Andre Gray)

82' Ronaldo appears to be injured after sudden confront

Line-ups

Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, Brozovic, Laporte, Mane, S.Fofana, Otávio, Talisca, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ali Lajami, Ayman Yahya, Nawaf Al-Aqidi

Subs: Mohammed Al-Fatil, Mohammed Qasem, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim, Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Raghed Al-Najjar, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Mohammed Maran

Al-Riyadh XI: Fahad Al-Rashidi, Campana, Yehya Al Shehri, Dino Arslanagic, Birama Touré, Ahmed Asiri, Ndong, Khalid Al-Shuwayyi, Saleh Al-Abbas, Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Dossary, Abdulelah Al-Khaibari

Subs: Andre Gray, Knowledge Musona, Tosca, Juanmi, Amiri Kurdi, Abdulhadi Al-Harajin, Rakan Al-Najar, Abdulrahman Al-Yami, Mohamed Al-Oqil