Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in the Asian Champions League in Al-Nassr's 3-1 win over Istiklol to shift attention back to football after an earlier match between Sepahan of Iran and Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad was controversially canceled.
The Saudi club did not take to the field in Isfahan because of busts of General Qassem Soleimani, who played a key role in arming and training rebel fighters in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has been at war with the Iran-aligned rebels in Yemen since 2015.
After a 30-minute delay, the Saudi stars left the stadium. The Asian Football Confederation said the Group C match was canceled due to "unforeseen circumstances."
Al-Nassr took control in the second half, with Ronaldo's chip canceling out Senin Sebai's first-half opener for the visitors.
Two goals in quick succession from Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca secured the points for Al-Nassr.
Al-Nassr are top of Group E with six points from two games, three above Persepolis. The Iranian club beat Al-Duhail of Qatar 1-0.
