The 38-year-old striker hit the corner between the post and the post, in the 72nd minute, but in the 90+2 minute he got up to head the ball and scored his 54th goal, with 44 goals for Al Nassr and 10 for the Portuguese selection in 2023.
CR7 went into the final match of 2023 knowing that Englishman Harry Kane, of Bayern Munich, and Frenchman Kylian Mbapé, of Paris Saint Germain, were one down and won’t compete again until 2024.
He just can’t stop scoring
Cristiano Ronaldo will be the world’s top scorer in 2023 with 54 goalsCongratulations GOAT pic.twitter.com/3nv0TZdNV3
– AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) December 30, 2023
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland was three, with 50, but he is injured and has not played since December 6, confirming his absence in the last two games of the year.
In the challenge of the 18th round of the Saudi League, Al Taawon advanced with a penalty, confirmed by VAR, in which Dutchman Aschraf El Mahdioui scored on the rebound, after allowing Nawaf Al Aqidi to save.
The fourth consecutive success of Luís Castro’s team in the championship started with the draw, in a combination between Talisca and Ronaldo, with the Brazilian then, at the age of 26, isolating the Croatian Marcelo Brozovic for a beautiful goal.
Spanish central defender Aymeric Laporte headed in the Croatian’s corner in the 35th minute to complete the turnaround.
At the age of 50, Portuguese international midfielder Otávio made it 3–1, taking advantage of a poor clearance to put the ball out of reach of the goalkeeper.
With the challenge perfectly under control, Al Nassr took the lead again in the second of seven minutes of extra time through their ‘captain’, following a cross from the right by Fofana.
With this result, Al Nassr narrowed the gap with the leader, Jorge Jesus’ Al Hilal, who has 53 points, to seven points, while he is another six points ahead of second place, and Al Ahli with 40 points.
Source: DN
