Ronaldo is only 69 goals away from the record of 1,000 goals
Ronaldo's double in the 47th and 88th minutes (from the penalty spot) helped the player increase his career total to 931 goals. Moreover, the 40-year-old player also helped Al Nassr regain the opportunity to compete for the Saudi Pro League championship, which seemed to have been extinguished before.
Ronaldo continues to shine at age 40
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The victory over Al Hilal helped Al Nassr significantly narrow the gap with this opponent in 2nd place, when they were only 3 points behind (54 compared to 57). While also temporarily narrowing the gap with the leading team Al Ittihad to 7 points. There are 8 rounds left in the Saudi Pro League. Therefore, all opportunities are open for Ronaldo and Al Nassr.
"Riyadh is yellow and blue!", Ronaldo excitedly wrote a message on social network X. Yellow and blue also symbolize the colors of Al Nassr's shirt.
This is the first time after two previous matches against rivals Al Hilal that Al Nassr has won. In which, Ronaldo's team lost to this rival with a score of 1-4 in the Super Cup final and only drew 1-1 at home in the first leg of the Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo helped his teammates defeat rivals Al Hilal for the first time this season.
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It was the determination to defeat Al Hilal that brought hope back, Ronaldo's team took a 1-0 lead at the end of the first half through Ali Al-Hassan. Early in the second half, Ronaldo increased the score to 2-0 from a beautiful assist from Mane. In the 62nd minute, Albulayhi reduced the score to 1-2 for Al Hilal.
But in the 88th minute, Al Nassr was awarded a penalty when striker Duran was fouled in the penalty area. Ronaldo received the shot and calmly converted it to complete his double, helping his team to a perfect victory.
The double also helped Ronaldo continue to lead the list of top scorers with 21 goals in the Saudi Pro League, 4 goals more than Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Shabab) and Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ronaldo-ghi-cu-dup-ngoan-muc-al-nassr-song-lai-co-hoi-vo-dich-saudi-pro-league-185250405065339426.htm
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