Overview
- Cristiano Ronaldo started and scored the decisive goal in Al‑Nassr’s 2-1 win over Al‑Taawoun on Friday, August 28, converting a loose ball five minutes into the second half.
- That strike moved Ronaldo to 104 Saudi Pro League goals for Al‑Nassr, making him the club’s all-time Pro League top scorer and taking his career total to 978 goals.
- The victory kept Al‑Nassr perfect with four wins from four matches and maintained their lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League table.
- Coach Ange Postecoglou has moved Ronaldo beyond the initial short‑minutes plan after easing him back from an extended break and will manage the forward’s workload across a congested run of fixtures.
- Nawaf Al‑Aqidi started in goal to cover Bento’s suspension, and a local journalist’s claim that Ronaldo requested a halftime substitution and was ‘crying intensely’ after the Al‑Ettifaq match remains unverified and conflicts with the manager’s account.