In the absence of the top scorer in the Saudi League, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the four goals with which Al Nassr returned to winning ways. The Portuguese has not scored a poker since 2019.
A path started in Mecca does not always have to end in Medina if Cristiano Ronaldo is at the starting point, who brings together, in his own way, a large phalanx of faithful whose needs he attends to with distribution of commandments in the form of goals. In the historic city of Saudi Arabia, Al Nassr visited the King Abdul Aziz Stadium, home of Al-Wehda. The Portuguese international scored four goals, adding the ninth poker of his career and the 11th game in which he has scored more than three goals.
In the absence of Talisca, top scorer in the Saudi League, Ronaldo was the antidote for Al Nassr to try not to lose any more ground in the championship, given that, in the previous match, against Al Fateh, the draw did not satisfy the aspirations. Portuguese international was playing his fourth game in the Riyadh team and the truth is that Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Al Nassr did not make life easier for the players around him (then the opponents…). Luiz Gustavo, a colleague of the Portuguese international, told RT Arabe that “the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo makes things difficult” because “every team wants to play their best against him.” Even so, the Portuguese teammate confesses, “he gives the group a great advantage, because we learn a lot every day with him.”
Aboubakar, who left Al Nassr in the winter transfer window, also commented on the Portuguese’s departure to the Saudi club. “With the signing of Cristiano, I made it clear to the coach that I wanted to leave. With Ronaldo, a foreign player would have to be released. Ronaldo asked me to stay and the club wanted me until the end of the season,” the Cameroonian international revealed to Canal+.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s impacts on Saudi football are, as you can see, real. Not only at a sporting level, but also socially. The women in the stands, a recent reality in Saudi Arabia, although dressed in black niqabs that only reveal their eyes, put the colors of Al Nassr on their shoulders, like a scarf, such was the frenzy that surrounded the phenomenon which is five times Ballon d’Or. In terms of objectives, then, it already proves that it is provide the Middle East with unmatched capabilities.
However, it was another player who stood out early in the game. In Portuguese, Gerson Rodrigues (18′) shouted “almost”. The international for Luxembourg born in portugalRonaldo’s opponent ran over Al Nassr’s centre-back, Abdullah Madu, and hit the post.
Cristiano Ronaldo (21′) He responded in the language he speaks best: the goal. He asked for a pass in frontal support, as, in fact, he did several times throughout the game, he invited his rival to steal the ball and when the direct opponent thought he could handle the tackle, he handed it over to a teammate. The captain of the team stepped forward and received the assistance of his colleague. He used three touches for the last one, shooting left-footed into the back of the net.
Remembering the times of the sprinter, Cristiano Ronaldo (40′ and 61′) escaped and scored twice in the face of the Al-Wehda goalkeeper, Atiah. In the middle, the 38-year-old striker took a penalty (53′) which he successfully converted. Before confirming the 4-0Al-Wehda, Fahad Aljayzani (72′), hit the post, confirming the good relationship the 13th-ranked player in the Saudi League has with the irons.
Ronaldo still had a chance to reach the fifth goal in front of a well-composed stadium to see him, so it can be said that Was a poker in Full house. Al Nassr returned to the leadership of the Saudi League, sharing with Al-Shabab that they have one more game left.
Source: Observadora
