Cristiano Ronaldo Goal Helps Al Nassr Beat Al-Ta'ee To Boost Saudi Pro League Title Hopes

Al-Ta'ee 0-2 Al Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 13th goal for Al Nassr as a 2-0 away victory at Al-Ta'ee boosted his team's hopes of winning the Saudi Pro League title this season.

Ronaldo converted a penalty kick 52 minutes into Tuesday's game before Talisca wrapped up the win with a late solo goal.

Al Nassr had dropped points in three of their previous four league matches.

That poor run of form had allowed rivals Al-Ittihad to move five points clear at the top of the table.

But it was Al-Ittihad's turn to slip up on Tuesday as they blew a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Al-Hilal, who equalized from a 96th minute spot-kick.

Tuesday's results mean that Al Nassr now sit just three points behind the leaders with three rounds of fixtures left to play.

Al-Ittihad have a superior head-to-head record though, so Al Nassr are effectively 3.5 points behind.

Next up for Ronaldo and Co is a home game against Al-Shabab next Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured moments before he converted a penalty kick to score for Al Nassr in a 2-0 win over Al-Ta'ee on Tuesday

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