Cristiano Ronaldo‘s second-half hat trick helped Al Nassr beat visiting Al Tai 5-1 within the Saudi Professional League on Saturday.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has a league-leading 26 objectives for the Riyadh membership he signed for in December 2022.
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Al Nassr, the nine-time champions, have been 2-1 forward on the break. Ronaldo had been nearly nameless however scored his first after 64 minutes, delivering the fitting facet of the world to fireside house a low shot after a pull-back from Senegalese star Sadio Mané.
Three minutes later, Ronaldo added his second and Al Nassr’s fourth. Al Tai didn’t clear and the previous Actual Madrid and Manchester United participant was available to attain from shut vary.
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Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaihim was the supplier for the third objective, crossing to the 39-year-old Ronaldo to go house on the far submit for his second hat trick of the season.
With 9 assists, Ronaldo has the second highest offensive contributions in league historical past, behind solely Abderrazak Hamdallah, who recorded a complete of 43 within the 2018-19 season, additionally for Al Nassr.
Regardless of Ronaldo’s exploits, Al Nassr remained second within the league, 12 factors behind Riyadh rivals Al Hilal with 9 rounds remaining.
Al Hilal got here from behind to defeat Al Shabab 4-3. After Musab Al-Juwayr gave Al Shabab a third-minute lead, Mitrovic scored twice to place Al Hilal forward earlier than the break.
Former Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Asian participant of the 12 months Salem Al-Dawsari additionally scored as Al Hilal gained an 18th consecutive league recreation to remain heading in the right direction for a file nineteenth league title.
