In the match between Al Tai vs Al Nassr in round 8 of the 2023/24 Saudi Arabia National Championship, goals from Talisca and Cristiano Ronado helped the away team leave with 3 complete points. For Ronaldo, he left a big mark by having 1 assist and 1 goal against Al Tai.

 

First, in the 32nd minute, the Portuguese superstar passed the ball with one touch, giving Talisca the opportunity to face the goalkeeper before scoring and 1-0 for Al Nassr. After that, Ronaldo directly scored from the penalty spot with a decisive finish.

 

Conceding Al Tai’s goal helped Ronaldo set a new record in the Saudi League. Specifically, he is the fastest player to score 10 goals in the history of this tournament in a single season. CR7 has 10 goals for Al Nassr in the current season after only 7 matches, thereby leading the Saudi League top scorer list and 4 goals more than the person immediately behind, Salem Aldawsari (Al Hilal).

 

Since wearing the Al Nassr shirt, Ronaldo has played 34 matches. In particular, he contributed 30 goals and 8 assists. And yet, in 2023 alone, Ronaldo has scored 35 goals in the colors of the club and the Portuguese national team. This is an even more impressive number than Mbappe (33 goals). According to Transfermakrt, Ronaldo only loses to Haaland, who has 37 goals in 2023.

The victory over Al Tai helped Al Nassr temporarily climb to 4th place on the Saudi League rankings with 18 points in hand, 2 points behind leading team Al Hilal.