Cristiano Ronaldo reached the landmark of his 50th goal for Al-Nassr as he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win away to Al-Ahli on Friday.
2023/2024 Saudi Professional League
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Match Report
Ronaldo showed his composure from the penalty spot to find the net in the 68th minute.
Al-Nassr are currently in second place in the Saudi Pro League but are nine points adrift of league leaders Al-Hilal.
39-year-old Ronaldo is the leading goalscorer in the Saudi Pro League this season with 22 goals.
He has scored with regularity since joining Al-Nassr in January 2023 following his departure from Manchester United.
The victory for Al-Nassr saw them end a disappointing recent of form that involved four games without a win in all competitions.
Al-Nassr were knocked out of the Asian Champions League as they lost on penalties to Al-Ain at the quarter-finals stage.
There was a scuffle between both teams during the game, with Al-Nassr's Sadio Mane being booked for grabbing opponent Kouame Autonne.
During his illustrious career Ronaldo has scored 751 club goals in addition to 128 for Portugal.
Line-ups
Al-Ahli SFC XI: Firmino, Mahrez, Edouard Mendy, Saint-Maximin, Kessie, Demiral, Firas Al-Buraikan, Ali Al-Asmari, Ibanez, Ali Majrashi, Saad Balobaid
Subs: Abdullah Al-Ammar, Fahad Al-Rashidi, Sumaihan Al-Nabit, Abdulbasit Hindi, Haitham Asiri, Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani, Rayan Hamed, Abdulrahman Al Sanbi, Faisal Al-Subiani
Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, Ospina, Alex Telles, Brozovic, Laporte, Mane, Otávio, Sami Al-Najei, Ali Lajami, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ayman Yahya
Subs: Mohammed Al-Fatil, Mohammed Qasem, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim, Raghed Al-Najjar, Ali Al-Hassan, Nawaf Al-Boushal, Mohammed Maran, Meshari Al Nemer