Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Al Nassr’s defeat to Al Adalh (5-0), in the 22nd round of the Saudi Football League, to rise to fifth place in the top scorers list, while Al-Itthiad, managed by Nuno Espírito Santo, won and led.
The Portugal international opened the way to defeat, in the 40th minute, by executing a penalty, and scored again in the 66th minute, after former Benfica Anderson Talisca made it 2-0 in a win in the 55th minute. that became easy in the second half, when Al Adalh’s resistance broke.
SIIIIII! Ronaldo does not fail #sporttvportugal #SAUDinaSPORTTV #aladalh #alnassr #Cristiano Ronaldo #betclicsaudita pic.twitter.com/eixavHsANp
– SPORTTV (@SPORTTVPortugal) April 4, 2023
Another one for Ronaldo #sporttvportugal #SAUDinaSPORTTV #aladalh #alnassr #Cristiano Ronaldo #betclicsaudita pic.twitter.com/d9FjsjyijJ
– SPORTTV (@SPORTTVPortugal) April 4, 2023
Al Nassr would score two more goals, the fourth, in the 78th minute, by the same Talisca, and the fifth, at 90+8, by midfielder Ayman Yahya.
With this Tuesday’s double, Cristiano Ronaldo is already fifth on the list of top scorers, with 11 goals in just eight games, five behind a leading duo, Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo, and Brazil’s Anderson Talisca, a duo who also scored twice this year . Tuesday.
Al-Adalah Al-Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo made a great return to @SPL_ENwith a brace in just 2 shots, but there’s another well-known name that really “pulled a cart” in this game (next tweet)…#AlNassr #SAUDinaSPORTTV#RatersGonnaRate pic.twitter.com/hDGoMcQoNk
– Goal (@_Goalpoint) April 4, 2023
Ighalo scored both goals in Al-Hilal’s triumph at Al Feiha, and leads the list, along with Talisca, with 16 goals, followed by Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah, with 15, by Carlos Júnior, formerly of Santa Clara, with 12, and Cristiano Ronaldo, with 11.
In another important match in the fight for the Saudi title, with eight rounds left in the championship, Al-Itthiad, coached by Nuno Espírito Santo, received and defeated Damac 3-0, maintaining the lead of the championship , with one more point than Al Nassr.
The goals were scored by Brazilians Bruno Henrique and Romarinho, after 14 and 37 minutes, the second from a penalty and the third, after 88, by Egyptian center Ahmed Hegazy.
The championship is thus led by Al-Itthiad, with 53 points (22 matches), followed by Al Nassr, with 52 (22), Al-Hilal, with 45 (21) and Al Shabab, fourth, with 44 (21) .
Source: DN
