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Cristiano Ronaldo ended the Saudi Pro League season in style by scoring twice to create a remarkable goalscoring record.
Ronaldo netted twice in Riyadh to lead Al Nassr to a 4-2 win over rivals Al Ittihad, taking his total to 35 league goals, surpassing Morocco’s Abderrazak Hamdallah’s record in 2019.
Towards the end of the first half Ronaldo he controlled Mohammed Al Fatil’s chest pass and beat the hosts with a precise shot from the left side of the box.
With 21 minutes of play, five times Ballon d’Or winner he scored the second and celebrated jubilantly when he headed in a corner from Marcelo Brozovič. He was replaced after five minutes to the thunderous applause of the home fans.
Ronaldo’s season was eventful, he brought four hat-tricks and one red card. In February, he was in the referee’s bad books for a gesture towards Al Shabaab fans chanting the name of Lionel Messi, his old rival. It is worth noting that the pair continue to make headlines on the sports scene despite leaving Europe for Saudi Arabia and the United States. sports interaction canada and other leading outlets are still tracking their progress.
Al Nassr finished second in the league, 14 points behind eventual winners Al Hilal. Al Hilal secured the championship more than two weeks ago, finishing the 34-round league season without a loss.
Al Hilal performed well despite the conspicuous absence of Brazilian star Neymar. Neymar joined the team from Paris Saint Germain in August but was unfortunately sidelined due to a nasty ACL injury in October. Aleksandar Mitrovic took the lead and scored in the dying minutes to secure a 2-1 win over Al Wehda. The talented Serbian striker, who joined from Fulham in the summer, finished the season with 27 league goals, second only to Ronaldo in the goalscoring charts.
Al Hilal achieved this remarkable feat and set a world record winning streak of 34 consecutive matches in various competitions.
Coach Jorge Jesus expressed his pride in the team’s performance this season as it was perhaps their best performance. He attributed this success to the skills of the players and their remarkable unity on and off the pitch.
Al Ittihad’s season-ending loss against Al Nassr marked an average campaign for the reigning champions. Despite bringing in big signings like Karim Benzema, who has been struggling with injuries, and experienced midfielders N’Golo Kante from Chelsea and Fabinho from Liverpool, they could only manage fifth place. A string of poor results eventually led to the departure of coach Nuno Santos in November. The former Wolves manager has returned to England to take charge of Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League.
