Goals from Abdullah Madu and top scorer Abderrazak Hamdallah sealed the points for Al Nassr to keep them at the summit of the group, while Sepahan were left trailing second placed Al Sadd SC by five points with two matches to go.

With two games to spare, Al Nassr joined their countrymen Al Ahli, becoming the second team to advance to the 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16. But Vitoria insists his side will not take their foot off the gas in the remaining two matches.

In the match between the two sides on Tuesday, Al Nassr managed a comfortable 2-0 win courtesy of an Hamdallah brace either side of half time.

The two teams shared six goals equally the last time they met three days ago, with Baghdad Bounedjah, Santi Cazorla and 2019 AFC Player of the Year Akram Afif getting on the scoresheet for Al Sadd, while Kodjo Laba and Bauyrzhan Islamkhan got on the scoresheet for Al Ain supplemented by an own goal from Boualem Khoukhi.

Fayyadh etched his name in Al Shorta's history when he scored the second goal in the 65th minute to steer the Iraqi club to their first-ever AFC Champions League win.

Al Shorta opened the scoring through a header from defender Saad Natiq with Mohammed Al Majhad levelling the tie for the Jeddah-based club in the 56th minute before Fayyadh netted his history-making goal.

Sharjah came into the match in a desperate need for a win to keep them in the race for a place in the next round, while for Al Duhail, a win could mean going top if Al Taawoun fail to defeat Persepolis in the second Friday fixture.

Sharjah’s 4-2 win over Al Duhail earlier on Friday opened the group up, meaning that regardless of the result, both Al Taawoun and Persepolis would remain in contention going into Matchday Five, but a win for either side at Education City Stadium would send them top of Group C.

The 2019 AFC Champions League MVP and Top Scorer failed to find the net for the second consecutive match although the defending champions remained top of Group B despite Thursday's stalemate.