Cristiano Ronaldo nets brace, moves top of Saudi scoring chart

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores brace in Al Nassr win

Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Al Nassr defeat Al Khaleej 3-1 in the Saudi Pro League.

Jan 21, 2025, 09:14 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Al Nassr in a 3-1 victory over Al Khaleej on Tuesday to move top of the Saudi Pro League goalscoring charts, above Aleksandar Mitrovic and Karim Benzema.

The five-time Ballon D'Or winner fired Al Nassr into the lead after 65 minutes, finding the net with a low shot from the edge of the area for his 100th goal contribution since joining the Riyadh-based club in December 2022.

While Al-Khaleej made it 1-1 after 80 minutes, Sultan Al-Ghannam quickly restored the lead for Al Nassr.

Ronaldo sealed victory eight minutes into stoppage time from close range for his 13th Saudi Pro League goal of the season. He is one ahead of Al Hilal's Mitrovic and two in front of Al Ittihad's Benzema of Al Ittihad.

Al Nassr climbed into third but are 11 points behind Al Hilal, who later defeated Al Wehda 4-1 to go three points clear of Al Ittihad.