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Al-Nassr won by a large margin in the match in which Ronaldo scored his 977th career goal.

Ronaldo scored his 977th career goal as Al-Nassr secured a big win.

The match between Al-Riyadh and Al-Nassr ended in the second round of the 2026/2027 Saudi Pro League. The match, which took place at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, saw the defending champions Al-Nassr secure a convincing 4-0 victory.

In the 18th minute of the match, Al-Nassr defender Abdulila Al-Amri opened the scoring after a pass from Brazilian Gabriel Angelo. Angelo scored his own goal in the 45th+1 minute, making it 2-0 with just under half-time. In the second half, in the 58th minute, Portuguese Joao Felix increased his team's advantage. In the 84th minute of the match, striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored the fourth goal. He came on as a substitute in the 62nd minute of the second half.

Thus, the 2026/2027 season was the 25th consecutive season for Ronaldo to score in the championship of his country. He has not spent a season without a goal since the 2002/2003 season, when he debuted in the Portuguese championship for Sporting.

In the 1st round of the Pro League, Al-Nassr defeated Al-Fateh by a large margin, but Ronaldo did not participate in this match.

The Portuguese forward has scored 831 goals for club and country, 146 for the national team, and 977 in total. Ronaldo has been playing for Al-Nassr since January 2023. The 41-year-old's current contract with the club runs until the summer of 2027. According to Transfermarkt, the player's market value is 10 million euros.

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