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Al-Nassr 2 – 1 Al-Taawoun: Cristiano Ronaldo goes from goalscorer to chance creator and provides TWO assists, including a SENSATIONAL pass to send the Knights of Najd to the top of the Saudi Pro League
Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from goalscorer to chance creator, displaying two assists, which included a simply impressive through ball, to help Al-Nassr defeat Al-Taawoun 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League on Friday for the night.
Despite having scored five goals in his last two games, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was unable to score in the game, but showed his exceptional vision to split the Wolves defense with a sublime through ball.
His pass was met by Abdulrahman Ghareeb, who whizzed past to go one-on-one with the keeper and deftly polished off the play, flicking the ball around the keeper to put the hosts 1-0 up.
It looks like the 38-year-old is beginning to adjust to life in Saudi Arabia after a slow start that saw him unable to score in his first three games.
And while he passed Joseph Bican to become the game’s all-time leading scorer last year, it seems he has now resorted to adding some assists to his game, running to celebrate with Ghareeb before throwing his hands up in euphoria over the game. goal from his teammates.
Cristiano Ronaldo provided two assists during Al-Nassr’s 2-1 win over Al-Taawoun on Friday
Ronaldo sent an impressive pass to Abdulrahman Ghareeb, who put his team 1-0 up
Then the Najd Knights got back on track with Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid teammate Álvaro Medran leveling the visitors with a beautiful sideline shot into the back of the net.
And he could have gone up another goal moments later through Leandre Tawamba, but the Cameroonian striker’s goal was disallowed for offside.
Despite not scoring in the match, Ronaldo tested the Al-Taawoun goalkeeper several times, notably taking several shots at the goalkeeper before selflessly returning the ball to Abdullah Madu, who fired on goal for the second.
The win puts Al-Nassr level on points at the top of the Saudi Pro League with Al-Ittihad, who beat Ettifaq 3-0 on Thursday.
The Portugal legend didn’t score, but he did test rival goalkeeper Maylson several times
But after joining Al-Nassr on a record deal that will see the Portuguese superstar earn £175m a year, his impact is starting to pay off at the club.
Despite a difficult few months, leaving Manchester United under unpleasant circumstances, before suffering a harrowing World Cup exit with Portugal, the striker seems to have returned to enjoying his football.
Ronaldo’s last-minute penalty against Al-Fateh two weeks ago helped the Knights of Najd secure a valuable point that may prove crucial in their title bid.
He then went on to surpass 500 career league goals, scoring an impressive quartet of goals against Al-Wehda, to lift his team even higher up the table.