Ronaldo Scores Brace to Inspire Ten Man Al Nassr to Arab Club Champions Cup Victory
FootballCristiano Ronaldo Sends Message to Al-Nassr Teammates After Latest Hattrick
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Al-Nassr picked up their first Saudi Pro League win
- Al Nassr strolled to a 5-0 victory against Al Fateh with Ronaldo the star of the show
- The victory sends Al Nassr to 10th in the 18-team Saudi Pro League
Cristiano Ronaldo has a message for the Al Nassr fans after the Portugal hit his best form this season, betting a hattrick in Al Nassr’s 5-0 demolishing of Al Fateh.
After back-to-back losses in their opening two games, Al Nassr finally got their first win of the season with an emphatic victory with Ronaldo, the star of the show for the Saudi Pro League club.
According to Sportskeeda, Ronaldo took to social media to hail his teammates before encouraging them following their impressive victory against Al Fateh as they continue to fight for the league title.
Al Nassr missed out on the Saudi Pro League title last season, losing to Al Ittihad, but the club has strengthened their squad this season with the addition of Sadio Mane and Talisca.
Al Nassr, who opened their account in the league this season, having lost to Al-Ettifaq and Al-Taawoun in their first two games, have now risen to 10th on the table after their first victory.
Details of Ronaldo’s latest hatrick
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo first provided a sensational backheel assist for teammate Sadio Mane to open the scoring for Al-Nassr in the 27th minute, BBC reports.
The 38-year-old attacker then finished off a cross by Sultan Al Ghanam to make it 2-0 in the 55th minute before Sadio Mane completed his brace in the 81st minute.
Ronaldo completed his 63rd career hat-trick in the sixth minute of stoppage time, capping off a dominant performance for Al Nassr as they earned a comfortable 5-0 victory against Al Fateh.
Cristiano Ronaldo wins first trophy with Al Nassr after starring in Arab Cup final
FootballMane acknowledges Ronaldo after backheel
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Sadio Mane celebrated his goal for Al Nassr against Al Fateh by acknowledging the sweet assist from Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 38-year-old cut open the defense of Al Fateh with a lovely backheel which found Mane for Al Nassr's opening goal at the Prince Abdulla Al Jalawi stadium.
Mane, who was netting his second goal of the season in the Saudi Pro League, pointed at Ronaldo to credit him for the goal.