In the 59th minute, Al Ettifaq’s defense made a mistake and let the ball find Cristiano Ronaldo’s position. The Portuguese superstar assisted with his head for Marcelo Brozovic to escape and shoot into the away team’s net, increasing the score to 2-0 for Al Nassr.

Not stopping there, CR7 also directly put his name on the scoreboard with a successful penalty kick in the 73rd minute to increase the gap to 3 goals. This is also the 51st goal of the former MU star in 2023, an achievement only inferior to Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe (both 52 goals).

In addition, Ronaldo created an impressive milestone, contributing to 501 goals at the age of 30. In total, he scored 407 goals and assisted 94 times.

This season alone, Ronaldo is leading both the scoring and assist list in the Saudi Pro League with 17 goals and 9 assists.

Ronaldo flourished even though he was about to turn 39.

At home, Al Nassr created a completely dominant position against Al Ettifaq. Coach Luis Castro’s team held the ball 70% and did not allow the opponent a single chance in the first half.

In front of the away team’s large defense, Cristiano Ronaldo still knows how to threaten goalkeeper Paulo Victor’s goal. In the 10th minute, Victor had to fly to block CR7’s dangerous free kick. In the 35th minute, he continued to choose the correct position to block the dangerous header of the home side’s star.

When Ronaldo could not find a way into Al Ettifaq’s net, his teammate at Man United, Alex Telles, spoke up with a superb shot from outside the penalty area in the 43rd minute. The ball followed an unstoppable trajectory, before when he scored against coach Steven Gerrard’s army.

In the second half, Al Nassr still only played half the field. The home team’s ball possession rate even increased to 84%. If Ronaldo had taken advantage of the opportunity better, he could have scored a double.

With a big advantage thanks to goals from Brozovic and Ronaldo, Al Nassr continued his subjective playing habit and let the opponent have an honorable goal in the 87th minute, after a simple close-range finish by Al Kuwaykibi.

The match at King Abdullah Stadium ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of the home team. 3 points helps coach Luis Castro and his team continue to chase Al Hilal in the championship race. At this time, Al Nassr is 10 points behind its city rival but has played one match less.

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