Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo today closed the 2023 calendar year as the world’s top scorer, with 54 goals, after celebrating in the 4-1 victory of Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia at Al Taawon.
The 38-year-old forward crashed a corner between the posts in the 72nd minute, however, in the 90+2 minutes he got up to head in, scoring his 54th goal, with 44 goals for Al Nassr and 10 for the national team. Portugal in 2023.
CR7 arrived at the final match of 2023 knowing that the Englishman Harry Kane, from Bayern Munich, and the Frenchman Kylian Mbapé, from Paris Saint Germain, were one less and will only compete again in 2024.
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland was three years old, 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 matchday 18 of the Saudi League, Al Taawon advanced with a penalty, confirmed by the VAR, in which the Dutchman Aschraf El Mahdioui scored on the rebound, after allowing a save to Nawaf Al Aqidi.
The fourth consecutive success of Luís Castro’s team in the championship began with the tie, in a combination between Talisca and Ronaldo, with the Brazilian then isolating the Croatian Marcelo Brozovic, for a beautiful goal, at 26.
Spanish central defender Aymeric Laporte headed a corner taken by the Croatian in the 35th minute and completed the comeback.
At 50, in the area, Portuguese international midfielder Otávio made it 3-1, taking advantage of a bad clearance to put the ball out of the goalkeeper’s reach.
With the entrance perfectly controlled, Al Nassr once again had the party, in the second of the seven minutes of added time, thanks to their ‘captain’, after a cross from the right by Fofana.
With this result, Al Nassr reduces the difference with the leader, Jorge Jesús’s Al Hilal, to seven points, which has 53, and maintains second place with another six points, with Al Ahli, with 40.
Source: TSF
