After a brief spell of three consecutive matches without a win, Al Nassr put an end to their poor run and returned to winning ways thanks to an outstanding Cristiano Ronaldo.

With this match, the Portuguese star has reached 1,200 career soccer appearances.

The Portuguese scored the first goal of the game after an impressive start from his side and, just before the break, he set up Otavio to extend the lead.

In the second half, Anderson Talisca stole the show from Cristiano Ronaldo with a brace.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored and assisted in the first half

In the first 45 minutes, Al Nassr were far superior to their opponents and deserved to go into the break with a bigger lead.

The controversial moment of the match came in the 13th minute, when an Al Riyadh defender blocked Cristiano Ronaldo‘s shot on the line with his hand.

To everyone’s surprise and after viewing the play on the monitor, the referee failed to award a penalty.

Cristiano Ronaldo, visibly angry with the decision, stepped up and scored the first goal in the 32nd minute, thanks to a superb cross from Sadio Mane.

Shortly before, Campana, the visiting goalkeeper, had made a superb save to keep out the Portuguese’s first attempt. On this occasion, he could do nothing to prevent Al Nassr taking a 1-0 lead.

Just before half-time, Cristiano Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual move to set up Otavio for the goal.

Anderson Talisca joined Cristiano Ronaldo’s party

In the second half, Anderson Talisca decided to pick up the reins for Al Nassr and scored twice to seal victory for the home side.

For the first, the Brazilian capitalized on some great play from Sadio Mane to score. Then for the fourth, Anderson Talisca headed home just before the final whistle.

In between the two goals, Al Riyadh scored the consolation goal thanks to a superb assist from substitute Juanmi, who was one of the visitors’ best performers. The goal was scored by Andre Gray.