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The victory sees Al Nassr, who are in second place in the Saudi Pro League, close the gap on Al Ittihad to three points, although the leaders have a game in hand.
Ronaldo played the full game and has 12 goals in as many league games for Al Nassr so far this season.
The 38-year-old put Al Nassr in the lead with a header as he connected with a cross from Sultan Al Ghannam.
Al Nassr doubled their advantage in the 55th minute, with Abdulrahman Ghareeb scoring.
Mohammed Maran then added another for Al Nassr in the last minute.
The next game for Ronaldo's side sees them take on Al Khaleej at home on May 8.
Al Nassr have denied claims that their former president Musalli Al-Muammar said that the club had been cheated by Ronaldo's move.
Ronaldo was left frustrated on Monday as Al Nassr were knocked out of the King Cup of Champions by Al Wehda.
Football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo has decided to leave Saudi Arabia soon.
According to reports in Europe, president of his former club, Real Madrid, Florentino Perez has offered him an ambassadorial role at the club.
El Nacional reports that the 38-year-old Portugal international won’t last much longer in Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo moved to the Saudi Arabia Professional League, club Al Nassr in January after falling out with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.
Before joining the Saudi side, Ronaldo tried his luck at sealing a return to Real Madrid.
The former Manchester United and Juventus man scored 450 goals and provided 131 assists in 438 games during his time at the Bernabeu.
Nevertheless, Perez had blocked the player’s potential return to the Bernabeu. However, he has now been offered a return to Los Merengues but not in a playing role.
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