“Great victory today. Let’s go, Al Nassr!”, Ronaldo wrote on his social network account X on January 22, accompanied by two ball-shaped icons, symbolizing the two goals he just scored. .
This double from the 39-year-old Portuguese player helped Al Nassr Club easily defeat inferior opponent Al Khaleej with a score of 3-1 in round 16 of the Saudi Pro League, taking place on January 21.
However, it can be seen that Ronaldo is not too excited, because his personal achievements are still not enough to help Al Nassr improve their ability to win the Saudi Pro League in the 2024 – 2025 season, when this team is still 11 points behind. with the leading team being Al Hilal (winning 4-1 against Al Wehda on January 22).
Not to mention, Al Nassr will also be competing with another opponent, Al Ittihad (ranked 2nd) and is also 8 points behind. Behind, the rising team Al Qadsiah (with 31 points) only lost 1 point to Al Nassr, but still has 1 match left in hand, if they win, they will usurp the 3rd place held by Ronaldo’s team.
Up to now, Ronaldo has achieved many remarkable personal achievements since joining Al Nassr (since January 2023), such as reaching a total milestone of 100 goals and assists after 92 matches.
The famous player, who is about to turn 40 on February 5, has also reached the dream number of 919 goals in his career, only 81 goals away from reaching the record of 1,000 goals as promised.
However, in terms of achievements with the club, everything is zero for Ronaldo and Al Nassr after more than 2 years of his coming here to play. The only championship trophy obtained was in the unofficial Arab Club Champions Cup.
Regardless, Ronaldo and Al Nassr are about to sign a contract extension until after the 2026 World Cup worth up to 200 million euros. This famous player will also be given a 5% stake in the team, and will have the right to decide on any new contracts that the club wants to recruit, according to the newspaper. Marca (Spain).
In the 2024 – 2025 season, Ronaldo and Al Nassr failed in the King’s Cup and Super Cup. They only have fragile hope in the Saudi Pro League championship race, while in the AFC Champions League they have already entered the round of 16 early.