The Portuguese reinforced his status as the league’s top scorer with his 16 goals in the season’s 16 games and helped his team recover from a defeat.
Cristiano Ronaldo played his 1,200th professional game on Friday with a goal and an assist to help his Saudi League team, Al-Nassr, to a 4-1 victory over Al-Riyadh.
“Cristiano Ronaldo has already played 1,200 professional matches,” the Saudi League published on platform
Ronaldo, 38, opened the scoring shortly after half an hour, when he finished off a cross from Sadio Mane, who had a goal disallowed in the first minute of the match.
The Portuguese reinforced his status as the league’s top scorer with his 16 goals in the season’s 16 games and helped his team bounce back after a 3-0 loss to leaders Al-Hilal last Friday.
Three more points!” Ronaldo posted on social media.
“Grateful to all my teammates who helped me get to my 1,200th game. What a journey, but we’re not done yet!”
Three minutes into first-half added time, Ronaldo assisted his compatriot Octavio’s header, who scored his team’s second goal.
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