Ronaldo penalty and Mane double propel Al-Nassr to 3-1 win

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 11th goal of the season to help Al-Nassr defeat Al-Okhdood 3-1 on Thursday as the Saudi Pro League resumed after a one-month break.

After Savior Godwin gave Okhdood an early lead, former Liverpool star Sadio Mane equalized after 29 minutes.

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 last season’s top scorer and is now one goal behind Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic 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.