Ronaldo Set A New Record With Al-Nassr
RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record with Al-Nassr after he scored twice in their 3-1 win over Al-Khaleej yesterday.
The victory means his team has jumped to third place in the Saudi Pro League, now with 32 points and in good position to book a place in the AFC Elite Champions League.
However, it is quite far compared to the leader Al-Hilal who is superior with 43 points.
The all-time leading goalscorer scored his 918th and 919th career goals and now has 13 league goals this season, surpassing Al-Hilal striker Aleksandar Mitrovic in the race for the golden boot.
Ronaldo, 39, has now completed more than 100 goal contributions for the Saudi Arabian club – 101 in 92 matches, including 83 goals and 18 assists.
While most famous footballers would be happy to make more history, he has no qualms about chasing a single record.
He now only needs 81 goals to become the first player to score 1,000 goals in his career.
Al-Nassr won on the road, helped by Saeed Al-Hamsal’s red card in the 35th minute.
The score was tied without a goal before Ronaldo scored two goals.
Al Khaleej hit back when Konstantinos Fortounis converted a penalty in the 80th minute, before their hopes of a comeback were dashed just a minute later by Sultan Al Ghanam, who scored Al Nassr’s third goal.