"Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday scored his 17th goal for Al Nassr in their 3-0 win over Al Kholood, opening the scoring in the match at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah in matchday 18 of the Saudi Pro League. With the goal, Ronaldo is now level with Mexican Julián Quiñones, who scored his 17th goal for Al Qadsiah against Al Hilal on Thursday. Ivan Toney, the England striker who formerly played for Brentford in the Premier League, is also in the mix to be top scorer. He has scored 18 so far this season."
"Ronaldo, 40, has won the Saudi Pro League Golden Boot in two consecutive seasons. He is also chasing a 1,000-goal career milestone and now has 961 career goals. Two minutes into the second half, fellow Portuguese player João Félix provided an assist from the left side of the penalty area, and Cristiano Ronaldo, arriving from the center, simply tapped the ball into the net past Argentine goalkeeper Juan Pablo Cozzani."
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 17th goal for Al Nassr in a 3-0 victory over Al Kholood at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium on matchday 18. João Félix assisted the opener and Mohamed Simakan added a second goal. Al Kholood midfielder Hatan Bahbri was sent off after a second yellow card, and Aiman Yahya later replaced Ronaldo. Ronaldo, 40, has won consecutive Saudi Pro League Golden Boots and has 961 career goals, chasing the 1,000 milestone. Ivan Toney leads the scoring charts with 18 goals while Julián Quiñones also has 17. Al Nassr sit third with 40 points.
Read at ESPN.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]