Cristiano Ronaldo scores a double on his return, leads Al Nassr and approaches 1,000 goals

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April 3, 2026April 3, 2026By Mario Vásquez
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a double on his return, leads Al Nassr and approaches 1,000 goals

The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the playing fields after more than a month out due to injury and led his team, the Al Nassr, to the victory against Al Najma (5-2) with a double that raises his scoring record to 967 goals.

The Portuguese, who He spent 34 days without stepping on a soccer field due to the muscle injury he suffered on February 28returned in the match of the twenty-seventh day, against the bottom team.

The team of his compatriot Jorge Jesús added his fifteenth victory in a row, fourteenth in the Saudi Arabia League, although he did not end his rival’s resistance until the second half.

He Al Nassr, the competition leaders, found themselves a goal down in the 44th minute when Rakan Al Tulayhi He put Al Najma ahead, but in two minutes of added time before the break he righted the situation thanks to Abdullah Al Hamdan and the Senegalese Sadio Mane.

At the beginning of the second half, the Brazilian Felippe Cardoso established a new tie that was broken with the double of Cristiano, who scored his team’s third penalty in the 56th minute and the fourth in the 73rd minute, by taking advantage of a pass from the right by Nawaf Boushal.

The Portuguese was substituted ten minutes from time and Sané, in added time, scored the goal that rounded off the local victory.

Accumulate now The Portuguese star 967 goals in his career with both signed against Al Najmawhich added its sixth consecutive defeat. Al Nassr also consolidates first place in the table with six points ahead of Al Hilal.

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