Cristiano Ronaldo continued his hot streak in front of goal to help send Al Nassr into the semi-finals of the King Salman Cup in Saudi Arabia.
The Nassr captain, 38, struck the opener on Sunday night in his side’s 3-1 victory against defending champions Raja Casablanca at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Stadium in Abha.
Sultan Al Ghannam and summer recruit Seko Fofana put Nassr 3-0 up – it marked the Ivory Coast international’s first goal for the club – before Abdullah Madu’s own goal minutes from half-time gave Raja some hope.
However, the win sent Nassr into the last four, where they will meet Al Shorta on Wednesday after the Iraq club saw off Al Sadd of Qatar 4-2 on Saturday.
Posting on social media following his third goal in three games, Ronaldo said: “Into the semi-finals. Great feeling to keep scoring and helping the team to move forward in the competition!”
Into the semi-finals
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