Ronaldo’s performance in the Abha – Al Nassr match
Cristiano Ronaldo turned the Abha – Al Nassr match in round 26 of Saudi Pro League into his “show” by contributing 3 goals and 2 assists to help parent club Al Nassr win 8-0.
More worth mentioning, the Portuguese superstar’s top performance was only limited to 45 minutes because he was taken off the field to rest in the second half. This is also Ronaldo’s second hat-trick after 2 matches. consecutively, besides the hat-trick in Al Nassr’s 5-1 victory over Al Tai in round 25 of the Saudi Pro League.
According to statistics, Ronaldo has a total of 65 hat-tricks throughout his career, more than any other player and far ahead of second place Lionel Messi (57 hat-tricks). Since turning 30, he has scored 35 hat-tricks (Messi scored 6 hat-tricks in the same age group).
Ronaldo is still showing a strong desire to score goals and conquer great milestones at the age of 39. In the 2023/24 season, he contributed 29 goals and 11 assists after 24 matches to monopolize the top scorer list. Saudi Pro League net, 7 goals ahead of the person ranked behind Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hilal).
However, CR7’s efforts were not enough to help Al Nassr compete for the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League championship with Al Hilal in the context of 12 points behind the opponent and the tournament only has 4 rounds left.
