Cristiano Ronaldo He still had the desire to score a brace with Al-Nassr. On matchday 8 of the Saudi Professional League, the Portuguese contributed one goal to his team’s victory against Al-Taee; it could have been two if he hadn’t missed a clear chance in the 73 minutes of play. “CR7” received a great pass from Sadio Mané and got into the penalty area, from where he parried the ball after deflecting an opponent’s cross. Unfortunately, the ball hit the post, a move very similar to the one recently made by Beto da Silva, a Melgar player, in the League 1 clash against Alianza Lima.
Despite this mistake, the Portuguese played an outstanding game, assisting Talisca in the partial 1-0 lead and making the final score 2-1 with a penalty shortly before the end. With this goal, “Bicho” consolidates itself as the tournament’s top scorer with 10 goals and Al-Nassr climbs to third place in the table with 18 points.