TPO – This morning in the 5th round of the Saudi Arabian league, Cristiano Ronaldo shone again. He scored 1 goal but assisted 2 times, helping Al Nassr win 5-1 against the bottom opponent.
In addition to the goal to make it 4-1, Ronaldo also had 2 assists, which is not often seen in him
Al Hazem is too small for Al Nassr. The club was newly promoted, had a limited home budget of only 8,000 fans and had to rent another stadium to host matches. Since the beginning of the season, they have not won a match with 2 draws and are the team with the worst attack in the league with only 2 breaks against opponents.
Such a weak Al Hazem is unlikely to stop Ronaldo, who won the Saudi Arabian League Player of the Year award in August. And on the field, everything went exactly as expected. Al Nassr held the ball twice as much as their opponents, finished 8 times more, and by the 3rd minute they had opened the scoring.
In this phase, Ronaldo plays the role of architect. He poked a slot for Ghareeb to escape to face the goalkeeper. The midfielder unleashed a corner kick that scored. Before the first half ended, Al Khaibari made it 1-2, helping Al Nassr secure the victory.
Perhaps that thought has made the defenders of this club subjective. In the 47th minute, when not warming up after the 1st half, Al Nassr conceded a goal.
Ronaldo won his 3rd consecutive match with his teammates
But that was all Al Hazem did in the game. This club has to fend off the transformational attacks from Al Nassr. There were 9 shots launched, with 3 of them becoming goals.
In the 57th minute, Marcelo Brozovic trimmed the ball wisely for Ronaldo to escape to face. But unlike usual, the 38-year-old striker suddenly stretched for compatriot Otavio to put the ball into an empty net.
After 2 assists, Ronaldo was rewarded. In the 68th minute, in a comfortable position, Ghareeb suddenly did not finish, but he released it to Ronaldo. The 38-year-old star sent a tight kick into the hosts’ net.
Ronaldo scored in the 3rd consecutive match, and also the 3rd consecutive game Al Nassr won strongly. In all games they scored a minimum of 4 goals or more.
Today was a 5-1 victory, because before the end of the game Mane broke the art of blowing the corner of the net. The Senegal international rose to second on the goalscoring list at the tournament, behind only Ronaldo himself.
Meanwhile, Al Nassr rose to 6th place in the rankings. They are still far behind forces like Al Hilal, Al Ittihad. But with three consecutive games terrorizing the defense, Al Nassr has risen to No. 3 in the list of clubs with the strongest attack with 1 goals.