Cristiano Ronaldo He scored a goal, but could not avoid the defeat of the Al Nassr 2-1 against Al Qadsiah by date 11 of the Saudi Pro League and reaped his first fall from the championship. This score left it in a compromised position in the fight for the title because it is in third place with 22 points and the leader Al Hilal (28) and its second runner, Al Ittihad (27) still have to complete the day.
Cristiano broke the tie 31 minutes into the match held in the Al-Awwal Parklocated in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The action that led to the 1-0 score was caused by the sending of a cross cross that was badly cut by the goalkeeper, Koen Casteels. The Belgian goalkeeper dropped the ball inside the area and it was left to CR7who did not waste the opportunity to send the ball into the back of the net.
A few moments after that play, the tie scored by Julian Quiñones for the team where they play Equi Fernandez –absent due to injury–, Nahitan Nandezthe former Real Madrid player Nachoand the Gabonese attacker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Precisely, the latter was in charge of completing the comeback five minutes into the second half.
Beyond the collective result, the individual production of Cristiano Ronaldo allowed him to increase his difference with Lionel Messi in the fight to be the top historical scorer in football. It arrived at 911 goals in 1252 official presentations between Al Nassr from Saudi Arabia (75 goals in 86 games), Portugal national team (135 goals in 217 games), Manchester United of England (145 goals in 346 games), Juventus from Italy (101 goals in 134 games), Real Madrid from Spain (450 goals in 438 games) and Sporting Lisbon from Portugal (5 goals in 31 games).
On the other hand, Messi scored a goal in the elimination of the Inter Miami in the Playoffs of Major League Soccer (MLS) and could not convert into the commitments of the argentine national team ante Paraguay in Asunción and Peru in the candy boxbut in that last duel he gave an assist for the great goal of Lautaro Martínez. Thus, he recorded 850 scores and 379 assists in his 1,083 professional games, adding what he did in Inter Miami of the United States (34 goals and 18 assists in 39 games), the argentine national team (112 goals and 58 assists in 191 games), Barcelona from Spain (672 goals and 269 assists in 778 games) and Paris Saint Germain from France (32 goals and 34 assists in 75 games).
With the For money On vacation, Ronaldo, 39 years old (he will turn 40 on February 5), will have the advantage of being able to widen that gap in the four remaining games of 2024. This Monday he will visit from 1:00 p.m. (Argentine time) to Al Gharafa of Qatar for the fifth date of the Asian Champions. On Friday the 29th they will clash with Damac at home for the local tournament (11:40 a.m.), on Monday, December 2 they will host Qatari Al Sadd for the sixth round of the Champions League (3 p.m.) and on Friday the 6th they will face Al Ittihad as a visitor at the domestic level (14 hours).
Then, it will be time to face a break with an uncertain destiny. A few hours ago, information was released from the Turkish media, which reported an alleged contact between the coach of the Fenerbahce, Jose Mourinhoand the Animalin which The Special One He asked him if he wanted to cross paths again from the following campaign, after having coached him during his time at Real Madrid. “If you are leaving, would you like to come?”the driver would have said to his former pupil.
