The Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo led his team Al-Nassr to victory over their guest Al-Khulood, after scoring a hat-trick in the Saudi Roshn League, bringing him one step closer to achieving a historic milestone of reaching 1000 goals in his football career.
Ronaldo showcased his brilliance during the match, scoring three goals in the 66th, 72nd, and 81st minutes, turning the tide of the game and guiding Al-Nassr to victory.
Al-Khulood had opened the scoring through Julian Domingues in the 16th minute, before Angelo Gabriel equalized for Al-Nassr in the 24th minute, then Senegalese Sadio Mane added the second goal in the 38th minute, while Antoine Essomba scored the equalizer for Al-Khulood in stoppage time of the first half.
In the second half, Ronaldo sealed the match with his hat-trick, before Domingues reduced the gap by scoring the third goal for Al-Khulood in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
With this achievement, Ronaldo raised his tally to 985 goals during his career with clubs and the Portuguese national team, leaving him just 15 goals away from reaching the thousand-goal mark, a historic feat he aims to accomplish.