Al-Nassr needed a late penalty from Talisca to salvage their unbeaten start to the Saudi Pro League season, drawing 3-3 with Al-Kholood at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.
With talisman Cristiano Ronaldo absent from the side, Al-Nassr missed the chance to go within a point of leaders Al-Hilal, who face Al-Okhdood later on Friday.
Al-Kholood stunned the visitors with just 12 minutes gone when Jackson Muleka picked out Myziane Maolida, with the striker riding a challenge before finishing beyond Bento.
But Stefano Pioli's side restored parity two minutes later when Aymeric Laporte notched his third goal in as many games with a guided header into the far corner.
Al-Nassr soon found themselves in front when Sadio Mane saw his effort saved by Marcelo Grohe, only for the rebound to fall kindly into the path of Talisca to finish.
However, it was then the hosts' turn to provide a quick response, with Maolida grabbing his second with a fine finish from the edge of the area to level the game at the break.
But in their attempts to find a winner, Al-Nassr were hit with a sucker punch when Muleka turned home from close range after good work from substitute Hammam Al Hammami.
Al-Kholood looked set to claim a famous victory until goalscorer Muleka was penalised for a handball in the box in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, with Talisca stepping up to snatch a point for the visitors.
Data Debrief: No Ronaldo, no party
While Al-Nassr salvaged a point late on, the performance further signified Ronaldo's importance to the team, with the Portugal captain having notched eight goal contributions (six goals, two assists) in his first seven games of the season.
The visitors did, however, have their chances. They ended the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 2.76 from their 18 shots, though only eight of those efforts were on target.
But Al-Nassr were saved by the impressive Talisca. He contributed a whopping 1.82 xG to his side's total, while also registering more shots on target (four) than any of his team-mates.
Man United could be without Toone until new year, says Skinner
Marc Skinner revealed that Manchester United could be without midfielder Ella Toone until the new year after she picked up a calf injury in training.
Toone has featured in five games in the Women's Super League this season, but is yet to register a goal or an assist so far this term.
The 25-year-old has missed United's last two games and was not selected in Sarina Wiegman's England squad for their upcoming friendlies against the United States and Switzerland.
She had previously appeared in a staggering 96 straight matches before missing United's WSL showdown with Leicester City last weekend.
But ahead of the Red Devils' meeting with league leaders Chelsea on Sunday, Skinner confirmed they would be without Toone for not only that game, but for the foreseeable future.
"We have three games [after the international break and before Christmas]. There's always the hope, but I think you balance and you go, 'right, if we can get her back, we get her back'," Skinner said.
"But we're just not going to rush her in this moment because it's a calf injury, it's your running mechanism. If we injure the running mechanism, it takes longer.
"So ideally we'd like her back for those games afterwards.
"The projection is she misses this game [Chelsea], she misses the international window, probably misses the first game after that, and then we'll see from there.
"But because it is such a short block of only three games, we'll assess whether it's worth that or actually resetting to come back after Christmas."
Al-Nassr 1-2 Al-Qadsiah: Aubameyang winner ends hosts' unbeaten run
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the winner as Al-Qadsiah inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League on Friday to end their 21-match unbeaten run.
Cristiano Ronaldo's seventh league goal of the season put Al-Nassr ahead, but Al-Qadsiah replied swiftly through Julian Quinones before Aubameyang struck the decisive blow.
The hosts drew first blood in the 32nd minute when Ronaldo slotted home after Al-Qadsiah goalkeeper Koen Casteels had spilled a routine catch from Talisca's cross.
However, Al-Nassr's joy was short-lived when Quinones brought down Turki Al Ammar's delivery five minutes later, with the Mexcio winger firing past Bento to level the scores.
Quinones also played a part in the winning goal after brilliantly turning the ball back across goal from Nahitan Nandez's search pass to tee up a simple finish for Aubameyang.
The result sees Al-Qadsiah move level on 22 points with third-placed Al-Nassr, with Al-Shabab also level with them.
Stefano Pioli's Al-Nassr are six points adrift of defending champions and leaders Al-Hilal, who also have a game in hand.
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