Despite going one goal behind to a VAR awarded penalty, Al Nassr had far too much for an Al Taawoun side at the King Abdullah Sports City in Buraydah.
A great team effort from Brozovic was followed up by a header from Laporte to see the side from Riyadh lead at the interval.
Despite a brief rally from the Wolves at the start of the second period, a 50th minute strike from Otavio ended any brief resistance from the men in yellow and in added time, up stepped Cristiano Ronaldo to nod home his 54th goal of the calendar year following a fine assist from Fofana.
The SPL takes a break now as attention turns to the Asian Cup which gets underway in Qatar in two weeks.
Al Hilal see their lead at the summit of the table cut to seven points but the Blues are still the side to beat in the 2023-24 season.
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