WATCH: What a cheeky assist! Ronaldo's one-touch chipped layoff finds Anderson Talisca for an Al-Nassr goal!

After a bright start which saw Ronaldo have one effort saved and another miss the target, the Portugal star finally helped fire the Saudi side to the lead.

The ball was played towards the 37-year-old and he ran towards it, chipped it forward for Anderson Talisca to run on and fire into the net.

Al-Nassr headed into Friday's clash looking to maintain the pressure on reigning Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad.

The Riyadh club were four points behind Karim Benzema and Co. heading into the eighth game of the season and they will end up just one adrift of them should they maintain their lead.

Ronaldo's assist to Talisca was his fifth in the league so far this season, while he has also chipped in with nine goals so far. He could have made it 10 strikes shortly after the opener, too, as Marcelo Brozovic found him with a perfect pass, but Ronaldo's effort flew across the face of goal.

Talisca, meanwhile, now has four goals to his name in the Saudi top-flight, making him their third-top scorer behind Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, who has scored six times.

After Friday's game, Al-Nassr will start preparing for their AFC Champions League game against Istiklol on Monday.