"Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo were on target as Al-Nassr struck an early blow in the Saudi Pro League title race with a deserved 2-0 win at Al-Ittihad. Defending champions Al-Ittihad beat Al-Nassr home and away last season and got the better of Al-Nassr in the Saudi Super Cup final. Karim Benzema returned to the Al-Ittihad side after missing three matches due to injury, but he could not inspire the hosts to victory in Jeddah."
"Amid a raucous atmosphere, the game began in frantic fashion, with both sides failing to make the most of promising openings. But Mane took his first clear-cut chance in spectacular fashion, maintaining his composure to lash home a superb volley from Kingsley Coman's right-wing cross. Al-Nassr continued in the ascendancy after the opener, Ronaldo wasting a gilt-edged chance when he headed wide from close range before then breaking free down the left, only to fire into the side-netting."
"Ronaldo made no mistake when Mane lifted a perfectly weighted left-wing cross into the box, the Portugal talisman making no mistake with a powerful header beyond a helpless Predrag Rajkovic. Mane was almost the provider for a third, but Felix was again the provider of a glaring miss after more good work from his Senegalese team-mate. Things got worse for Al-Ittihad in first-half stoppage time, with midfielder Houssem Aouar forced off through injury."
Al-Nassr defeated Al-Ittihad 2-0 in Jeddah, moving to the top of the Saudi Pro League after early goals from Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo. Mané opened the scoring with a ninth-minute volley from a Kingsley Coman cross, and Ronaldo headed in a 35th-minute second after a perfectly weighted left-wing delivery. Al-Nassr created the clearer chances throughout, with Joao Félix wasting close opportunities and Coman nearly adding more. Karim Benzema returned for Al-Ittihad but could not turn the tide, while Houssem Aouar was forced off injured in first-half stoppage time. Predrag Rajkovic made key saves.
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