Al-Nassr entered the game proactively and quickly concretized the advantage. In the 15th minute, Ronaldo accelerated intelligently, received a pass from Nawaf Boushal and then finished accurately, defeating goalkeeper Samuel Portugal, opening the score for the away team. This goal continued to show the scoring instinct of the Portuguese superstar even though he was 41 years old.
Notably, this is Ronaldo's 24th goal after 24 appearances in the Saudi Pro League this season, maintaining an impressive scoring performance. He also became the first player in history to score 30 or more goals in 17 different seasons, including club and national team levels.
In the second half, Al-Nassr continued to control the game and increased pressure. In the 47th minute, the away team doubled the gap thanks to Joao Felix. The situation started from Ronaldo's organization, who passed the ball to Sadio Mane before the ball was put into the penalty area. Kingsley Coman headed the ball against the post and Joao Felix quickly rebounded, sealing the score 2-0.
Although unable to score more goals in the remainder of the match and leaving the field in the 82nd minute with a dissatisfied look, Ronaldo was still voted the best player of the match. This is the second consecutive time and the sixth time in the season he has received this title.
The match also showed the dominance of Al-Nassr when they controlled the ball up to 64% and launched 19 shots, compared to only 5 of Al-Akhdood. Under the guidance of coach Jorge Jesus, the team continued to maintain impressive form in the final stage of the season.
The victory helps Al-Nassr increase the total points to 73 after 28 rounds, temporarily widening the gap to 5 points compared to Al-Hilal in the championship race, when the season has 6 rounds left. The two teams still have a direct confrontation, promising to be decisive.
At the professional level, Ronaldo has currently scored 143 goals for the Portuguese national team, 5 goals at Sporting Lisbon, 145 goals for Manchester United, 450 goals for Real Madrid, 101 goals for Juventus and 124 goals in Al-Nassr colors.
With his current form, in the context that the season still has a maximum of 9 matches with Al-Nassr and more international matches with the Portuguese national team, the possibility of Ronaldo continuing to play in the 2026-2027 season to aim for the milestone of 1,000 goals is still being mentioned by experts as a possible scenario.
