Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring as Al Nassr defeated Al Ettifaq 3-0 and gave Stefano Pioli victory in his first game as coach of the Saudi Arabian club on Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring as Al-Nassr secured a 3-0 win against Ettifaq in a Saudi Pro League match, marking Stefano Pioli's first victory as coach after replacing Luis Castro. Salem Al-Najdi and Anderson Talisca also scored.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Ettifaq 3-0 although CR7 opted not to celebrate by doing his trademark 'SIUU' instead he did a never-seen-before gesture. ESPN FC has revealed the reason why Ronaldo held up three fingers while pointing to his son after scoring his 7th goal in 8 matches for club and country this season.

Al-Nassr defeated Al-Ettifaq 3-0 in the Saudi Pro League. Opening the goal from the penalty mark at the 33rd minute, Cristiano Ronaldo followed by Salem Al-Najdi at 56' and Talisca at 70'- guaranteeing the victory.

Ronaldo led the line for Stefano Pioli's side in his first game in charge and was handed the opportunity to net from the penalty spot in the first half.

Looks like Al Nassr is ready to turn the corner. Fresh off parting ways with head coach Luis Castro, the Knights of the Najd have found a silver lining with the arrival of Stefano Pioli. The former AC Milan boss faces his first challenge tonight against Steven Gerrard’s Al Ettifaq.