Cristiano Ronaldo He had a brilliant performance in the rout of the Al Nassr 6-0 against Al Wahda by date 30 of the Saudi Pro League. One of the best players in history paved the way to victory with a triplet in front of his fans in the Al-Awwal Stadium and his team achieved its seventh consecutive victory in the local competition.
After four minutes, Ronaldo took advantage of a terrible start at mid-height by the goalkeeper, Munir Mohamedito take possession of the ball, get ready for the shot and execute a slipping shot that entered the net against a post. Before the quarter of an hour, he hit again with a header to make it 2-0 in just over 11 ‘played in Riyadh and had to wait to complete his personal production until 51’, when he won a one-on-one match against goalkeeper.
The other celebrations of Otávio, Sadio Mané and Mohammed Al Fatil completed the work of those led by Luis Castro, although the note of the day revolved around the Bugwhich continues to close the gap to achieve a record in world football: convert 900 goals.
The top scorer in history accumulates 890 screams in 1219 encounters throughout his career. The shocking figures of his stay in Saudi Arabia made him approach this mark with 61 goals in 63 presentations since its arrival at the beginning of 2023 to Al Nassr. To these numbers, we must add what was done in Real Madrid (450), Manchester United (145), Juventus (101), Sporting Lisbon (5) and the Portuguese national team (123).
In the middle of a FIFA date with the national team, Cristiano Ronaldo had referred to the possibility of reaching that historic number of celebrations: “It’s going to be difficult (to reach 1,000 goals), but it’s about seeing how I am mentally, my motivation. Yes physically my legs treat me as well as I treat them. We’ll see, they are small stages. First you have to reach 900 and I think I will achieve it”.
However, it was not the only aspect for which it was in the news this Saturday, since it was the protagonist of a rough crossing with a rival of the Al Wahda. During the added time of the first half, the referee stopped the match to warn the Portuguese prior to a stopped ball. The judge’s actions were due to the fact that the attacker scratched Abdulaziz Noorwho collapsed on the court complaining about the attitude of CR7who was not sanctioned and finished the duel without a yellow card.
His excellent performance on the football front is good news for his country with the focus on Euro Cup this year in Germany, where he will be able to increase his numbers as all-time top scorer in selections. It will debut on June 18 against Czech Republic in it Leipzig Stadium of Germany for the first day of Group F. Their agenda will continue on the 22nd against Turkey in Dortmund and on the 26th of that month against Georgia in Gelsenkirchen.
Al Nassr He came second with 74 points and secured his ticket to the next Asian Champions League by general table, but was very far from the fight for the title, since Al Hilal (83) is on the way to consecration. Both will face each other on Friday the 17th for matchday 32, but Cristiano Ronaldo’s squad must first face a duel against Al Okhdood, on Thursday the 9th from 3:00 p.m. (Argentine time). In the last two days, he will visit Riyadh and will close the calendar before the Al Ittihad by Marcelo Gallardo.
