Khaberni - The legendary Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Al-Nassr, led his team to a significant 5-2 victory over Al-Najmah in the match that took place on Friday evening as part of the 27th round of the Saudi League.
Ronaldo scored two goals during the game confirming his strong comeback after a period of absence that started last February 28 due to a muscle strain injury that kept him out of the games against Al-Khaleej and Al-Fateh during March.
Ronaldo has now raised his career total to 967 goals, leaving him only 33 goals away from the historic 1000 goals, a milestone no other football player has ever achieved.
Website "Onefootball" commented: "Cristiano Ronaldo is only 33 goals away from fulfilling his dream of scoring 1000 goals".
Thanks to his double, Ronaldo has increased his total to 23 goals this season with Al-Nassr, just one goal behind the Mexican striker Quinones of Al-Qadisiyah who has 24 goals, and two goals behind the English Ivan Tony of Al-Ahli club and the league's top scorer with 25 goals.
With this, Al-Nassr has strengthened its lead in the Saudi League standings with 70 points, 6 points ahead of second-place Al-Hilal, which has played fewer games.
Since celebrating his 41st birthday on February 5th, Ronaldo has played 5 matches, during which he scored 6 goals and provided one crucial assist, contributing directly to 7 goals.
