A Cristiano Ronaldo purpose was not sufficient to cease Al-Nassr shedding extra floor within the Saudi Professional League title race as they misplaced 3-1 to leaders Al-Hilal.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a neat end simply earlier than half-time to momentarily put his aspect inside one level of their rivals however three targets from the hosts after the break accomplished an enormous victory for the hosts.
Salem Aldawsari levelled the rating from the penalty spot with simply lower than hour performed after Malcom was introduced down within the field, earlier than a melee after the spotkick resulted in goalkeeper Nawaf Alaqidi being despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards in fast succession.
The momentum was with Al-Hilal from that second on however they needed to wait till the 81st minute to search out the essential breakthrough, with Mohamed Kanno poking in a pleasant Ruben Neves cross to finish the comeback.
And the victory was sealed in added time when Neves went from supplier to goalscorer, wrong-footing the goalkeeper with a penalty pushed onerous and low into the underside nook.
The win leaves Al-Nassr trailing their rivals by seven factors after 14 video games performed.
