Al-Nassr booked their place in the AFC Champions League Elite Quarterfinals after beating 10-man Esteghlal 3-0 in their second leg conflict, with Jhon Duran who yielded a brace.
Cristiano Ronaldo was also on goal in front of Stefano Pioli, who have now reached the last eight of the competition for the fifth time in their history.
Al-Nassr was ahead in the ninth minute when a bad clearance by Esteghlal goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini, with Duran who picked up the ball and lump in the ball.
The hosts were given the opportunity to double their benefit just before half hour after Sadio Mane was polluted in the area by Mohammad Niknaafs.
Ronaldo stepped up and sent the penalty brilliant and placed the ball in the middle to note his sixth goal in the competition so far this season.
And it went from bad to worse for Esteghlal in the first half of the stopping time when Mehran Ahmadi was sent away after he picked up his second yellow card when he caught Mohammed Al-Fatil in the face with a swing arm.
Al-Nassr continued to dominate the game after the break, where Aiman Yahya saw his efforts disappear from the line, where Duran hit the woodwork on the follow-up.
But the former Aston Villa forward would brace his brace six minutes after the time, gathering the pass from Angelo before he rises the ball in the left -hand corner in the top left corner.
Data Debrief: Al-Nassr finds their shooting shoes
Al-Nassr was held a disappointing draw in the first stage against their Iranian opponents and made sure that they found their clinical lead on Monday to illuminate Beyond Esteghlal.
The hosts ended the match with an expected goals (XG) a total of 2.53 of their 22 shots, compared to the measly 0.06 of their opponent of the three attempts they collected.
Ronaldo also ended his three-game goal drought against parties from Iran, after he had scored at least once against teams from every country with which he was dealing with in the competition. He ended the game with more shots on Target (three) and touches in the opposition box (eight) than all his teammates.
Al-Nassr has now also held a clean slate in five of their 10 games in the AFC Champions League. Only Yokohama F. Marinos (Seven) succeeded more in this year's competition this year.
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