Cristiano Ronaldo continued his goal-scoring spree within the Saudi Professional League with one other strike for Al Nassr on Sunday. Ronaldo, who will flip 40 subsequent month, has now scored 920 objectives in skilled soccer. The five-time Ballon d’Or helped Al Nassr register a 3-1 win over Al Fateh at Al-Awwal Park. Nevertheless, they nonetheless remained on the third spot within the Saudi Professional League factors desk behind Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad.
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after a missed likelihood.(REUTERS)
Ronaldo scored the third purpose for Al Nassr within the massive win, however two of his objectives had been disallowed by way of VAR, which left him fuming after the match. He expressed his frustration and was seen yelling on the digital camera post-match regardless of his crew’s victory.
The 39-year-old met his buddy and well-known journalist Piers Morgan after the match, who was current on the stadium to witness him play. Morgan shook fingers with Ronaldo and mentioned, “You were robbed,” to which the star footballer replied, “They don’t like me to score goals.”
He additionally posted a number of pictures of the match on his Instagram and wrote, “We’re not stopping” within the caption.
Ronaldo has been in terrific kind this 12 months and has already netted 4 objectives in as many matches, transferring quick ahead to his goal of finishing 1000 objectives in skilled soccer.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner earlier mentioned that he’s having fun with his life in Saudi Arabia and that his household can be blissful there.
“I’m happy and my family is happy. We started a new life in this beautiful country. Life is good, football is good. In terms of individual and collective, we are still there. We are still improving,” Ronaldo advised the Saudi Professional League’s official media channels.
Ronaldo mentioned it is not simple within the Saudi Professional League to compete with the likes of Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad, however he’s decided to win extra titles.
“It’s hard to compete with teams like Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad, but we are still there, still pushing and fighting. Football is like that; you have good moments and bad moments. But, for me, the most important thing is to be professional, to push hard, respect the club, respect your contract and believe that things will change – for Al Nassr to try to win more titles,” he added.