Overview
- Cristiano Ronaldo, back from a 34-day muscle injury on Friday, led Al-Nassr’s 5-2 win over Al-Najma in Saudi Pro League Matchday 27 at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.
- He put Al-Nassr ahead 3-2 with a 56th-minute penalty and scored again in the 73rd minute after VAR overturned an offside call.
- The captain returned to the starting lineup after missing Portugal’s recent friendlies during rehab and was substituted late in the match.
- The result kept Al-Nassr six points clear at the top and stretched their winning run to 15 matches under coach Jorge Jesus.
- The showing renewed focus on his scoring chase, with Lionel Messi at 902 official goals as Ronaldo aims for the 1,000 mark.