Nassr's 1-1 draw in the AFC Champions League Elite with Al-Shorta of Iraq on Monday due to a viral infection, fired home from the penalty spot after 33 minutes for his third goal of the season

Cristiano Ronaldo was on the scoresheet as former Milan coach Stefano Pioli recorded his first win in charge of Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Nassr on Friday night.Ronaldo scores on Pioli’s Al-Nassr

Currently, Al Ettifaq, with three wins out of three, is third in the Saudi Pro League standings, whereas Al Nassr, with one win and two draws, is in seventh place.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores the first goal for Al Nassr against Al Ettifaq from the penalty spot and his 902nd career goal. Cristiano Ronaldo scored Al Nassr’s first goal on penalty in the 32nd minute to lead his team to victory over Al Ettifaq in Matchday 4 of the Saudi Pro League.

Follow live score and updates from the Saudi Pro League 2024-25 clash between Al Ettifaq and Al Nassr from the Ettifaq Club Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Friday.

The only absentee for this weekend is defender Enzo Roco but Al Riyadh, in their second season up from the second-tier after promotion in the 2022/23 campaign, do not have any major absentees and do not have to make any changes for this one.

The Saudi Pro League has some of the most highly-rated players in EA Sports FC 25. Check out where Cristiano Ronaldo ranks.

Al-Nassr resume Saudi Pro League action when they travel to meet Al-Ettifaq at the Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium on Friday.

Al Hilal have an exceptional squad that consists of the likes of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic but their absolute marquee name, Neymar, remains unavailable with an ACL injury, as he has done for the last year or so.