Saudi Pro League team Al Nassr paid homage to Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of their home match against Damac FC.
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Ronaldo, who became the highest scoring player of 2023 after bagging four goals in the last two rounds of the Euro qualifiers of Portugal, was commemorated by the Al Nassr management in a unique manner.
The SPL team put up a mural of the Portuguese in the empty stands, and proceeded to write ‘GOAT’ (greatest of all time) in the stands. Will this tribute spur Cristiano Ronaldo on to score against Damac FC? Al Nassr fans will certainly be hoping that’s the case.
Since joining the Saudi Arabia side from Manchester United after a bitter feud with the English club’s management, Ronaldo has hardly put a foot wrong. The Portuguese talisman has scored a total of 31 goals in 36 matches for the Riyadh-based side.
After his arrival at Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) while playing for a team featuring players from Al Nassr FC and Al Hilal SFC.
He made his Saudi Pro League debut with Al Nassr in a 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq. He notched up his first goal in a draw against Al-Fateh before going on to score his first hat-trick for Al Nassr in a 4-0 win over Al Wehad. The Portuguese ace scored his second hat-trick for the club in a 3-0 win over Damac.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the Saudi Pro League Player of the Month award for February after scoring eight goals and assisting twice.
Al Nassr won their first Arab Club Champions Cup in 2023 courtesy of a Cristiano Ronaldo brace in the final against rivals Al Hilal.
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