Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 1,200th professional match with a goal and an assist as he helped his Saudi League side Al Nassr to a 4-1 win over Al Riyadh on Friday.
The 38-year-old opened the scoring shortly after the half-hour mark when he tapped in a cross from Sadio Mane, who had had a goal disallowed in the first minute of the game.
Ronaldo strengthened his grip at the top of the league's scoring charts with his 16 goals from 15 matches and helped his team to bounce back following a 3-0 defeat to leaders Al Hilal last Friday. “Three more points!” the Portuguese posted on social media. “Thankful to all my teammates who helped me reach my 1,200th match.
What a ride but we’re not done yet!” Three minutes into first-half injury time, Ronaldo assisted on his countryman Otavio’s headed goal.