Cristiano Ronaldo hits 100th SPL goal as Al Nassr go 5 clear

Joao Felix scored a hat trick and Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th goal in Saudi Arabia as Al Nassr beat Al Shabab 4-2 on Thursday to increase their Saudi Pro League result in 5 factors over rivals Al Hilal.

Félix had Al Nassr two targets forward within 10 minutes with a pair of rapid-fire targets, however Yannick Carrasco scored later within the first half to chop the guests’ deficit to 2-1 on the break.

The 41-year-old ahead transformed Sadio Mané cross on the close to put up with quarter-hour remaining to provide Al Nassr a 3-1 edge with the 971st goal of his profession. It was additionally his twenty sixth league goal of the season. He has 127 targets throughout all competitions for Al Nassr.

“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al Nassr coach Jorge Jesus stated.

But Ali Al-Bulayhi‘s goal for Al Shabab made for a nervous end to the sport till Félix scored his third from the penalty spot to place the sport away.

The outcome places Al Nassr on 82 factors from 32 video games, 5 forward of second-place Al Hilal, who nonetheless has a recreation in hand.

The two groups meet on May 12 in a recreation that might finally determine if Ronaldo is ready to win a primary trophy since becoming a member of Al Nassr in January of 2023. Al Nassr and Ronaldo can even win silverware on May 16 within the Asian Champions League Two remaining in opposition to Gamba Osaka.

“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus stated. “We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”

Information from ESPN Global Research The Associated Press was used on this report.