Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has come to relegation-threatened Abha Club manager Pitso Mosimane's aid.
The South African tactician's side is currently 16th on the Saudi Pro League table, in the relegation zone but now eight points clear of Al Hazm in last place and one point above Al Tai in 17th.
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The Leaders of the South are also level on points with Al Akhdoud, who are one position above them courtesy of a superior goal difference.
Mosimane's side do, however, have a game in hand over their relegation rivals.
This comes after Al Akhdoud suffered a 3-2 defeat to Al Nassr on Thursday night.
A seventh minute goal by Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic gave the Knights of Najd an early advantage in the tie, which was doubled by the former Real Madrid star just eight minutes later.
The scoreline stayed at 2-0 until the hour mark, when Hassan Al Habib gave his side hopes of a comeback, with Nigerian forward Saviour Godwin finding the back of the net just 10 minutes later to draw the scores level.
While a draw seemed inevitable, Brozovic scored a last-gasp winner in the 91st minute to see the Ronaldo-led side walk away with all three points.
Al Nassr's latest triumph means Mosimane and his side will now have the chance to climb out the relegation zone, and will leapfrog Al Akhdoud and Al Riyadh to claim 14th place and put some breathing room between themselves and the drop zone if they win their next match, with Abha Club set to take on Damac on Friday evening.
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The Leaders of the South have won two of their past four matches since suffering an 8-0 thrashing at the hands of Al Nassr, a game in which the five-time Ballon d'Or winner netted a first-half hat-trick
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