Ronaldo scores his 980th goal in his professional career, accelerating his progress on achieving his 1000-goal campaign.
2026/2027 Saudi Professional League
3-0
Match Report:
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to club football after his Portugal fallout - as Al-Nassr fans unfurled a banner supporting their forward.
The 41-year-old left the national team camp halfway through the four-game Nations League break after remaining an unused substitute against Norway.
Ronaldo says he has not retired from international football - but accused Portugal boss Jorge Jesus, his former coach at Al-Nassr, of an "absolute breach of trust".
Before the Saudi Pro League game with Diriyah, home fans unveiled a large banner saying 'greatness is earned, CR7, all-time top scorer in football history'.
And the veteran forward netted his side's opener after 23 minutes, tucking in a rebound after Kingsley Coman's shot was parried.
The goal was Ronaldo's 980th in his career for Portugal, Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al-Nassr.
He is aiming to become the first player in history to reach 1,000 goals in official matches.
Some 146 of those goals have come in 234 caps for his country - both world records in men's international football.
Samu Costa headed in Joao Felix's corner for Al-Nassr's second goal and former Bayern Munich winger Coman ran through to add a third in the 77th minute.
Match Events
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6' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
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13' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
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22' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
23' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 1-0 Al-Diriyah (Cristiano Ronaldo)
29' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
35' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 2-0 Al-Diriyah (Samú Costa)
48' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
48' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
49' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
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64' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
74' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
77' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 3-0 Al-Diriyah (Kingsley Coman)
87' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Diriyah
Line-ups
Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, I. Martinez, Mane, Coman, Felix, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Mohamed Simakan, Bento, Samú Costa, Nawaf Boushal, Awad Aman
Subs: Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Nader Al-Sharari, Ayman Yahya, Saad Al-Nasser, Majed Qasheesh, Saad Haqawi, Abdulrahman Sufyani, Abdulhadi Ali Al Alwan
Al-Diriyah XI: Waleed Abdullah, Gueye, Djimsiti, Mbemba, Qasem Lajami, Rodriguez, Nunez, Enzo Millot, Adil Boulbina, Abdulaziz Al-Faraj, Hussain Al-Sibyani
Subs: Hussain Al-Qahtani, Saeed Al-Rubaie, Sultan Al-Farhan, Meshari Al Nemer, Khalid Al-Asiri, Mohamed Hameran, Taher Wadi, Lovro Chelfi, Mansour Hibatullah Al Sibyani