Cristiano Ronaldo hails 'special night' after another Al Nassr hat-trick

26.02.2023 - 19:33 thenationalnews.com

Cristiano Ronaldo described his latest outing for Al Nassr as a "special night" as a first-half hat-trick against Damac kept the Riyadh club top of the Saudi Pro League.

The Portuguese striker opened the scoring on 18 minutes with a well-struck penalty into the top left corner before doubling Nassr's advantage with a composed finish from the edge of the area five minutes later.

He completed his treble – the 62nd of his career – on the stroke of half time by applying the finishing touch to Abdulrahman Ghareeb's cutback. "Special night.

Well done guys!" Ronaldo said in a Twitter post. The win keeps Nassr two points clear of Al Ittihad at the top of the table on 43 points from 18 games.

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