Ronaldo nets stunning 40-yard lob

Al Nassr beat Al Okhdood 3-0 in Saudi Pro League

FE Team | Published: November 25, 2023 21:15:03

Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrating after scoring a goal against Al Okhdood in Saudi Pro League on Friday — Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo scored superb 40-yard lob as the Portugal star's brace helped Al-Nassr secure a 3-0 victory at home to Al-Akhdoud, report agencies.
He scored arguably his best Al Nassr goal to date as he became the highest first division scorer in history.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has been in scintillating form during his second season in the Saudi Pro League thus far.
Goals have been aplenty, with Ronaldo scoring 16 in 17 appearances prior to Al Nassr's Friday night clash at home to Al Akhdoud.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star has had his fair share of world-class moments at the club.
But he may have taken things to a whole new level when Al Nassr won their 14th Saudi Pro League match of the season.
Earlier, Ronaldo returned to action after international duty with Portugal and made an impact as he led his side to victory.
A goal from Sami Al-Naji had put Al-Nassr in front in the 13th minute in the Saudi Pro League match.
Al-Nassr had to wait until the 77th minute to make it 2-0, with Ronaldo controlling the ball impressively before taking a touch to create space for himself and then finding the net from a difficult angle.
Ronaldo's second goal and Al-Nassr's third was even more impressive as he took advantage of Al-Akhdoud goalkeeper Paulo Vitor being off his line and proceeded to find the net from distance with an excellent lob.
Following their victory Al-Nassr are in second place in Saudi Pro League, one point behind leaders Al-Hilal, who have a game in hand as they host Al-Hazm away on Saturday.
Ronaldo's brace continued his excellent season so far - he has now scored 15 goals in 13 league appearances.
Al-Nassr's next game sees them play Persepolis on Monday in the AFC Champions League. They then return to league action with an away game against Al-Hilal which should be an entertaining encounter.
Former Liverpool winger Sadio Mane was an unused substitute for Al-Nassr against Al-Akhdoud after returning from international duty with Senegal.