"Cristiano Ronaldo was on target as Al-Nassr beat Al-Ittihad 2-0 in the blockbuster battle between the Saudi Pro League's top two. Sadio Mane opened the scoring for Jorge Jesus' side, who leapfrogged their opponents to the table's summit with a hard-earned victory at Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City. Just nine minutes had elapsed when the visitors took the lead in spectacular fashion, with Kingsley Coman's cross superbly volleyed in by Mane. Bento made a smart save to deny Steven Bergwijn from a tight angle, before Al-Nassr doubled their lead in the 34th minute. Mane turned provider with a dinked cross into the six-yard box, where Ronaldo tucked away with his head."
"Data Debrief: Six in six for Ronaldo Al-Nassr have won each of their opening four matches in a Saudi Pro League season for the third time. Coincidentally, they went on to win the title in each of the two previous campaigns in 2014-15 and 2018-19. Ronaldo has now scored six goals in as many games against Al-Ittihad, his strikes coming from just 12 shots on target. As for the hosts, they saw their nine-match winning streak in the league brought to an end, with their opponents landing an early blow in the title race."
Al-Nassr defeated Al-Ittihad 2-0 at Al Inma Bank Stadium as Sadio Mané opened in the ninth minute and Cristiano Ronaldo headed in the second in the 34th. Bento produced a key save to deny Steven Bergwijn, while Ronaldo missed a second just before the hour mark when he volleyed over with Predrag Rajkovic out of goal. Moussa Diaby forced another save but that was as close as the hosts came, ending their nine-match league winning streak and dropping their first points of the season. Ronaldo has scored six goals in six games against Al-Ittihad from just 12 shots on target, and Al-Nassr have started the season strongly, matching previous fast starts that preceded title wins.
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