Goals from Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo spurred Al-Nassr to a 2-0 victory over Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League on Friday, lifting the Riyadh club three points clear of the champions on top of the standings.

Mane opened the scoring and then provided the assist to Ronaldo as the Portuguese striker made it 2-0 in the 35th minute.

Al-Nassr maintained their perfect start to the season with their fourth consecutive league victory, and top the standings with 12 points. Al-Ittihad dropped to second after suffering their first defeat of the season.

Mane broke the deadlock just nine minutes into the match as he fired a first-time shot into the net.

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