RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo and goals go together like the perfect couple, said Al-Nassr manager Luis Castro, after the superstar’s stunning double over Al-Okhdood took his tally to 15 goals in 13 Roshn Saudi League games this season.
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo, the top scorer in the Roshn Saudi League, netted twice in the 77th and 80th minutes to seal Al-Nassr’s 3-0 victory at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh on Friday night.
Ronaldo’s first goal saw him power home a right-footed shot at the near post from an acute angle. It was his second goal, however, that truly took the plaudits.
Seizing on a ricochet from opposition goalkeeper Paulo Vitor’s slide-tackle outside his box, Ronaldo chested the ball down 40 yards out before side-footing a sublime lob over the heads of the keeper and retreating defenders into the net.