Cristiano Ronaldo won an incredible football goals record with brace for al -Nassr – Firstpost

Cristiano Ronaldo took a major step to become the first footballer to score 1000 goals in official matches by scoring a splint for Al-Nassr in their victory against Al-Hilal on Friday. Ronaldo, 40, scored twice in the second half while Al-Nassr won 3-1 to win a big victory in the race for the title of the Saudi Pro League.

Al-Nassr is still third with 54 points in 26 games while Al-Ittihad is at the top with 61 points in 25 games. Al-Hilal is second with 57 points of 26 games in the table at 18 teams.

Ronaldo scores more than 20 goals for the 15th time in a season

Coming to Ronaldo. The Portuguese legend has now scored 931 goals in official matches with its last splint for the club based in Riyadh.

Ronaldo, however, reiterated after the match that individual records do not motivate him and he focuses more on his team’s victory.

“The team effort was crucial for this victory and I, the score is important, but it is more important to win,” Ronaldo told SSC.

“I work hard to help the SPL team and the Champions League and I do not focus on individual records,” he added.

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However, Ronaldo’s two goals to The Kingdom Arena brought the total of his season to 21 goals. This is the 15th time that Ronaldo has scored 20 or more goals in a single season and the 15 opportunities have come in the past 17 seasons.

The first time Ronaldo has reached more than 20 goals in one season with Manchester United in the 2007/08 season in the Premier League. The only two seasons in the past 17 times when Ronaldo failed to touch the 20 goals’ mark in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons.

How al-Nassr of Ronaldo defeated al-Hilal

Al-Nassr opened the scoring before the interval when Ali Al Hassan wrapped a shot after the goalkeeper Yassin Bono.

Ronaldo made 2-0 two minutes after the break with a precise shot after a pass from Sadio Mane.

The defending champions al-Hilal tried to retaliate while playing the counterattack and reduced the deficit in the 62nd minute thanks to the heads near Ali Al Bulay after a corner.

However, Ronaldo finished the points of Al-Nassr with a penalty in the 88th minute attributed for a handball by the replacement Mouteb al-Harbi following a Var exam.

With agency entries