A goal from Glauber siqueira Lima and a brace from Adel Taarabt handed Al Nasr a 3-1 win over Al Bataeh on Sunday in matchweek 20 of the ADNOC Pro League.
Glauber siqueira Lima found the breakthrough and put Al Nasr ahead four minutes before the break as he fired in a rebound when Adel Taarabt's header cannoned off the bar.
Alvaro De Oliveira hit the equalizer for Al Bataeh one minute after the hour-mark when he ran onto an upfield pass from Mohamed Rashid Alhammad to break the offside trap and drilled the ball into the back of the net.
Adel Taarabt quickly restored the lead again for Al Nasr when picked up the ball inside the box and kept his composure before firing a shot into the near post of the net to make it 2-1 in the 65th minute.
Taarabt grabbed his brace and made it 3-1 with a low effort from inside the box in the 72nd minute.
The result means Al Nasr sit 5th with 34 points, while Al Bataeh are 7th with 25 points.
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