For a second recreation in a row, Cristiano Ronaldo discovered the again of the web, this time for the five hundredth event in his league profession. The 38-year-old has now scoring chart featured three objectives for Sporting CP, 103 for Manchester United, 311 for Real Madrid, 81 for Juventus and 4 for his newest membership within the Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo scored a brace for the second positioned Al Nassr to take a 2-0 lead going into halftime. He then transformed one other from 12 yards to deliver his hattrick eight minutes into the second half earlier than including a fourth. The Portuguese had discovered the web in his workforce’s away recreation to Al Fateh in a 2-2 draw.
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Before final week’s match, since his arrival at Al Nassr, Ronaldo had scored solely twice, that too for Saudi All Star in opposition to Paris Saint Germain in an exhibition recreation. A recreation PSG gained 4-5. That was adopted by Al Nassr shedding the Saudi Super Cup semifinal in opposition to Al-Ittihad, a defeat after which the star ahead got here below scrutiny.
After the match, Al Nassr supervisor Rudi Garcia put some blame on that gilt edged likelihood by Ronaldo as one of many causes for shedding the match. “One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed opportunity in the first half,” he mentioned.
While he did rating in stoppage time in opposition to Al Fateh, Ronaldo missed from level clean vary with an open purpose in entrance of him.
In the primary half, with Al Fateh main, Al Nassr’s Talisca hit the far submit following a transfer from the left. In the comply with up, Ronaldo had an empty purpose gaping, with the Al Fateh goalkeeper nonetheless on floor after a dive. The Portuguese nonetheless, skied the shot over.
Ronaldo had been a free agent after his contract was terminated by Manchester United in November final yr following an explosive TV interview through which he criticized supervisor Erik ten Hag and the membership’s homeowners after having been repeatedly benched and even quickly suspended by the membership.
