- Ronaldo scored twice including a stunning volley as Al-Nassr came from behind
- It was the veteran’s 32nd goal in 35 appearances in all competitions this season
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning volley to inspire Al-Nassr to a comeback win over Al-Riyadh.
Ronaldo’s side claimed a 2-1 home win on Saturday night to close the gap on second-placed Al-Hilal to a point in the Saudi Pro League.
But Al-Nassr had to do it the hard away after Faiz Selemani’s rebound gave the visitors the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Ronaldo levelled the match with a close-range after Sadio Mane‘s low cross into the box in the 56th minute.
The 40-year-old then struck a superb thumping volley from the edge of the box and into the top corner eight minutes later.
Al-Awwal Park erupted and Ronaldo ran towards the corner to perform his iconic Siu celebration.
Cristiano Roaldo scored a brace to inspire Al-Nassr to a comeback win over Al-Riyadh
The Portuguese forward’s second goal of the night came via a stunning long-range volley
It was the Portuguese forward’s 32nd goal of the season for Al-Nassr in 35 appearances across all competitions.
Fans took to social media to heap praise on Ronaldo, with one saying: ‘Ronaldo doing Ronaldo things – because of course he’s still scoring worldies in his l40s. GOAT stuff.’
Another posted: ‘No 40 yr old footballer should be this lethal and still able to hit a ball this hard bro, what a goal! Ronaldo has been an anomaly at every stage of his life, the unscripted GOAT.’
‘This is the cleanest volley you’ll ever see in your puff. 40 years of age, absolute joke,’ a third added.
Al-Riyadh were reduced to 10-men in the fourth minute of injury-time when Ahmad Asiri caught Jhon Duran with a late tackle and was shown a straight red.
Despite the comeback win, Al-Nassr remain eight points behind leaders Al-ittihad with seven games remaining.
