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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored but it wasn't enough as Karim Benzema's Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Nassr 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League. Al-Ittihad has recorded a ninth successive win and moved five points clear at the top of the standings on Friday. Al-Nassr was fourth, 11 points behind the leader as the league takes a month's break. Benzema opened the scoring and Ronaldo equalized less than two minutes later. But Al-Nassr was made to pay for squandering good chances. Al-Qadsia moved above Al-Nassr into third after winning at Al-Kholood 3-0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's second-half strike was sandwiched by two goals from Mexico's Julian Quinones.
