Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo shatters records and defies age in historic SPL triumph over Al-Ittihad

Al-Nassr wrapped up their Saudi Pro League season with a commanding 4-2 victory over Al-Ittihad. The match saw Cristiano Ronaldo shine with goals in the 45+3' and 69', while Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Meshari Al-Nemer added to the tally with goals in the 79' and 90+5' respectively. Despite efforts from Farhah Ali Saeed Al Qahtah Al Shamrani and Fabinho for Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr's strong performance prevailed. The game also witnessed a red card for Suwailem Abdullah Awadh Salmeen Al Manhali. This win solidified Al-Nassr's second position in the league standings with 82 points.

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Cristiano Ronaldo creates history in the Saudi Pro League 

Cristiano Ronaldo's latest record-breaking performance in the Saudi Pro League shows that his talent only gets better with age. The Portuguese player, 39, broke the previous record for most goals scored in a season when he scored twice in Al-Nassr's 4-2 victory over Al-Ittihad in Riyadh. With this accomplishment, he has now scored 35 goals this season, breaking the previous record of 34 goals held by Abderrazak Hamdallah, who also played for Al-Nassr in 2019.

Despite a less than stellar start versus Al-Ittihad, Ronaldo ultimately made an impression by scoring shortly before halftime. He deftly used his chest to handle a long ball from Mohammed Al-Fatil before scoring low to give Al-Nassr the lead.

In the 69th minute, he scored his second goal after Marcelo Brozovic's corner. Five minutes later, Ronaldo was replaced, to a standing ovation from the home crowd. Ronaldo shared a picture of himself on social media to commemorate the achievement, writing, “I don't follow records, the records follow me.”

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Ronaldo also created history by being the first football player to lead a league in scoring in four separate seasons. In addition to becoming the best scorer in Italy's Serie A while playing for Juventus, he has won the Golden Boot in the Premier League once and the Spanish league three times.