Cristiano Ronaldo continues to approach a historic figure. The Portuguese forward scored again this Wednesday with Al Nassr and reached 979 goals in his professional career, after scoring in the 2-1 victory over Abha in the Saudi Professional League.
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The attacker appeared at the right moment to open the scoring. Ronaldo connected a header and beat the opposing goalkeeper to register a new goal in his impressive career.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and the race towards 1,000 goals
With this goal, the Portuguese is 21 goals away from reaching 1,000. The figure has become one of Ronaldo’s major goals in the final stage of his career.
At 41 years old, the forward continues to be one of the main figures of Al Nassr and maintains his scoring ability in Saudi football. His goal against Abha once again put him in the international spotlight.
The Portuguese even had opportunities to increase his tally. One of his shots hit the post, while in the final stretch of the match goalkeeper Donovan León prevented his brace with a great save.
Al Nassr won and Ronaldo scored again
The team coached by Ange Postecoglou ended up winning 2-1 over Abha. Ronaldo opened the scoring and Al Hamdan scored Al Nassr’s second goal.
Abha managed to score and added suspense to the result, although the Riyadh side ended up securing the three points. With the win, Ronaldo and company got back on the winning path after the defeat suffered days ago.
Now, Cristiano Ronaldo’s great individual goal is getting closer: 21 goals separate the Portuguese from 1,000 goals in his career.
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