At Al Awwal Park on 21/2, Ronaldo delivered a stellar performance. The Portuguese forward played the full 90 minutes, completing one dribble, registering 37 touches, and taking seven shots with five on target. Sofascore rated him 9,3, the highest score of the match.

In the 17th minute, Kingsley Coman delivered a pass to Ronaldo, who broke free and fired a left-footed shot diagonally into Al Hazm's net. The linesman initially flagged for offside, but VAR confirmed Ronaldo's goal was legitimate. After a brief wait for the referee's decision, the 41-year-old forward celebrated with his signature spinning jump. This marked Ronaldo's 500th goal since turning 30.

Ronaldo faced some misfortune as two subsequent goals were disallowed for offside, and the Al Hazm goalkeeper saved two of his shots inside the box. He eventually completed his brace in the 78th minute. Similar to his opening goal, Ronaldo received a through ball from Coman, broke away, and struck a diagonal shot past the goalkeeper, sealing the 4-0 victory.

Ronaldo has now reached 120 goals in 135 appearances for Al Nassr across all competitions. In the current Saudi Pro League season, the Portuguese forward has 20 goals in 20 matches, placing him third in the top scorers list, behind Julian Quinones (21 goals) and Ivan Toney (23).

Ronaldo's career tally stands at 964 goals, accumulated with Sporting Lisbon (5 goals), Man Utd (145), Real Madrid (450), Juventus (101), Al Nassr (120), and the Portugal national team (143). He has previously stated his ambition to become the first player to reach 1,000 career goals, despite family members advising him to rest after more than two decades of top-level play.

Ronaldo receives the man of the match award. Photo: Al Nassr

Beyond Ronaldo's brace against Al Hazm, Al Nassr's other two goals were scored by Coman and Angelo Gabriel. Al Nassr's triumph was further amplified when, in a concurrent match, Al Hilal was held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Al Ittihad, despite having a man advantage from the 9th minute.

These results propelled Al Nassr to the top of the Saudi Pro League table with 55 points, one point clear of Al Hilal. In the upcoming round, Ronaldo and his teammates will face bottom-placed club Al Najma, while Al Hilal will travel to Al Taawon, the club currently in fifth place.

Hong Duy