Al Nassr FC 3-0 Al-Diriyah: Ronaldo scores his 980th goal of his career, Costa & Coman extend lead

Ronaldo scores his 980th goal in his professional career, accelerating his progress on achieving his 1000-goal campaign. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to club football after his Portugal fallout - as Al-Nassr fans unfurled a banner supporting their forward.

The 41-year-old left the national team camp halfway through the four-game Nations League break after remaining an unused substitute against Norway.

Ronaldo says he has not retired from international football - but accused Portugal boss Jorge Jesus, his former coach at Al-Nassr, of an "absolute breach of trust".

Before the Saudi Pro League game with Diriyah, home fans unveiled a large banner saying 'greatness is earned, CR7, all-time top scorer in football history'.

And the veteran forward netted his side's opener after 23 minutes, tucking in a rebound after Kingsley Coman's shot was parried.

The goal was Ronaldo's 980th in his career for Portugal, Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al-Nassr.

He is aiming to become the first player in history to reach 1,000 goals in official matches.

Some 146 of those goals have come in 234 caps for his country - both world records in men's international football.

Samu Costa headed in Joao Felix's corner for Al-Nassr's second goal and former Bayern Munich winger Coman ran through to add a third in the 77th minute.

Match Events

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23' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 1-0 Al-Diriyah (Cristiano Ronaldo)

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35' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 2-0 Al-Diriyah (Samú Costa)

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77' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 3-0 Al-Diriyah (Kingsley Coman)

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Line-ups

Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, I. Martinez, Mane, Coman, Felix, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Mohamed Simakan, Bento, Samú Costa, Nawaf Boushal, Awad Aman

Subs: Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Nader Al-Sharari, Ayman Yahya, Saad Al-Nasser, Majed Qasheesh, Saad Haqawi, Abdulrahman Sufyani, Abdulhadi Ali Al Alwan

Al-Diriyah XI: Waleed Abdullah, Gueye, Djimsiti, Mbemba, Qasem Lajami, Rodriguez, Nunez, Enzo Millot, Adil Boulbina, Abdulaziz Al-Faraj, Hussain Al-Sibyani

Subs: Hussain Al-Qahtani, Saeed Al-Rubaie, Sultan Al-Farhan, Meshari Al Nemer, Khalid Al-Asiri, Mohamed Hameran, Taher Wadi, Lovro Chelfi, Mansour Hibatullah Al Sibyani