Cristiano Ronaldo is still in excellent physical and goalscoring condition ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Now in the midweek match with Al Nassr, CR7 scored again from the penalty spot in the five-nil victory over Al-Najma SC.
The historic Portuguese footballer is only 35 goals away from the historic mark of 1,000 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 965th goal and celebrates in an unprecedented way
The Portuguese striker, who has just turned 41, opened the scoring in the game against Al-Najma SC, just seven minutes into the match, CR7 ended up converting the penalty to be only 35 goals away from his new goal as a professional footballer.
Cristiano after scoring the first goal of the match, instead of celebrating with his iconic celebration, the Portuguese decided to imitate a slam dunk, the dunk in basketball, celebrating with a series of small jumps while raising his right arm and flexing his wrist, a popular celebration within the NBA.
With this victory, Al-Nassr moves to 58 points and retains the lead, just two points ahead of Al-Ahli Saudi and three ahead of Al Hilal, Al-Nassr’s rival and the club that has signed former Real Madrid player Karim Benzema.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals since he turned 30:
After this goal and the double in the previous match against Al-Hazm, Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed the 500-goal mark since his 30th birthday.
- Real Madrid: 161 goals
- Al-Nassr: 118 goals
- Juventus: 101 goals
- Portugal: 91 goals
- Manchester United: 27 goals
Al Nassr upcoming matches
Al Nassr will have to keep up the pace to maintain top spot in the Saudi Pro League as they look to secure Cristiano Ronaldo’s first league trophy
- Al Feiha vs. Al-Nassr – Saturday, February 28 – Saudi Pro League.
- Al Wasl vs. Al-Nassr – Wednesday 4 March – AFC Cup quarter-final first leg.
- Al-Nassr vs. Neom Sports Club – Saturday, March 7 – Saudi Pro League.
- Al-Nassr vs. Al Wasl – Wednesday, March 11 – AFC Cup quarter-final second leg.
- Al Khaleej vs. Al-Nassr – Saturday, March 14 – Saudi Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo will look to continue scoring goals ahead of the World Cup and reach an excellent level to face Mexico in a friendly match at the renovated Estadio Azteca on March 28 in Mexico City.
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