Ronaldo penalty and Mane double propel Al-Nassr

Staff WritersAP
Camera IconCristiano Ronaldo scored his 11th goal of the season in the Saudi league for Al Nassr. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 11th goal of the season to help Al-Nassr defeat Al-Okhdood 3-1 as the Saudi Pro League restarted after a month's break.

After Saviour Goodwin gave Okhdood an early lead, former Liverpool star Sadio Mane levelled after 29 minutes on Thursday.

Ronaldo, who signed for Al-Nassr two years ago, put the Riyadh club ahead from the penalty spot three minutes before the break.

The 39-year-old Portugal star was top scorer last season and is now one goal behind Aleksandar Mitrovic of Al-Hilal in the current rankings.

Mane added his second in the 88th minute as Al-Nassr moved into third in the standings, six points behind Al-Hilal and eight behind leaders Al-Ittihad.

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