US Edition"Why Does He Do This", "Could've Scored Hat-Trick" - Fans Slam Al-Nassr Boss Jorge Jesus for Subbing Out Cristiano Ronaldo Against Al-Najmah
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals after returning from injury, helping Al Nassr win 5-2 against Al Najma in the Saudi Pro League, extending their winning streak to 15 matches.
- Ronaldo's goals brought his career total to 967, moving him 33 goals closer to reaching 1,000 career goals.
- He played his 100th Saudi Pro League match and reached 97 goals, leading ahead of Abderrazzaq Hamdallah, who has 58 goals in the same number of appearances.
- A notable moment included mutual respect between Ronaldo and coach Jorge Jesus when Ronaldo agreed to be substituted, and Ronaldo requested a VAR review to confirm a goal initially ruled offside, which was eventually awarded.
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Riad, Saudi Arabia.- The striker Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the courts after a month injured and did so with a doublet in the 4-2 win of Al-Nassr over Al-Najma. The Portuguese suffered one of the ischiotibials that left him out 33 days, and caused him to lose his friendly selection to Mexico at the reopening of Banorte Stadium last Saturday. Cristiano scored the first of his prison goals at minute 56, which at that time meant the 3-2 advantag…
Soccer-Ronaldo scores twice on return as Al Nassr thumps Al Najma
April 3 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return from a month-long injury layoff by scoring twice in the second half as Al Nassr maintained their winning run with a 5-2 victory over bottom side Al Najma in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
The advanced Portuguese did not play since the end of February, by injury, and returned to the recruits with two holes in the valley of Al Nassr against Al Nassr (5-2). The team of Jesus remains in charge.
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