Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Al-Nassr, continued his impressive form with ‘Al-Alamy’, returning to action to score a superb goal against Al-Najma on Friday evening in the 27th round of the Roshen Professional League, underlining his vital role in leading his team to victory.
Ronaldo found the back of the visitors’ net with a superb penalty, which he converted brilliantly in the 56th minute of the second half.
"El Don" returned to score his second goal and his team’s fourth in the 73rd minute with a rocket of a shot, receiving a superb pass from Nawaf Bouchel and finishing it off with great finesse.
With this brace, Ronaldo took his tally to 23 goals, placing him third in the Roshen League’s top scorers’ table, behind Mexican Julian Quintonis, Al-Qadisiyah’s striker (24), and Englishman Ivan Toney, Al-Ahli Jeddah’s star (25).
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The Portuguese legend continued his pursuit of the dream of reaching 1,000 goals in his football career, having now scored 967.
The match saw Ronaldo return to action after a 34-day absence due to a hamstring injury.