Cristiano Ronaldo moved another step closer to the historic 1,000-goal milestone after scoring his 979th career goal in Al Nassr’s 3-1 victory that lifted the Saudi giants to joint-top of the Saudi Pro League table.
The 41-year-old Portugal captain was on target as Al Nassr bounced back to winning ways, earning all three points and moving level on 15 points with the other pace-setters in the league.
Ronaldo, who captained the side, celebrated his latest goal with his trademark celebration, delighting the home supporters.
The veteran forward now needs just 21 more goals to become the first footballer to reach the remarkable milestone of 1,000 career goals.
Reacting to the performance, football media platform 433 posted on social media: “ANOTHER CRISTIANO GOAL, ANOTHER AL NASSR WIN.”
The latest strike further underlined Ronaldo’s enduring goalscoring brilliance as he continues to lead Al Nassr’s title challenge while closing in on one of football’s greatest individual achievements.
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