Cristiano Ronaldo show at the Kings Cup finalist Al Nassr: great volley goal, dancing, a gesture with Mané and the “appearance” of Messi

Compact victory for Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr against Al Khaleej

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to give something to talk about in Saudi Arabian football. The 39-year-old striker once again scored a double and was the star of Al Nassr, who beat Al Khaleej 3-1 and advanced to the final of the Kings Cup. In this way, the Portuguese, who has 38 goals in Only 39 games counting those he scored for his national team, he will go for a new title on May 31 against Jorge Jesus’ Al Hilal, which eliminated Marcelo Gallardo’s Al-Ittihad 2-1.

With his two goals, CR7 has 887 goals in his career and surpasses Lionel Messi by 55 in the race as the top scorer in the history of world football. CR7 opened the scoring after a tremendous volley from the door of the area and after a shared error between the rival goalkeeper and former Boca defender, Lisandro López. But it wasn’t the only thing, since he also delivered his classic luxuries, such as an impeccable cue assist that miraculously wasn’t a goal, and the endless fakes on the ball.

He also had a moment in which he proved to be a great teammate and allowed Sadio Mané to take the penalty with which Al Nassr converted the second. Just minutes before, the Portuguese and the Senegalese had had a short circuit when they tried to score the same ball on the penalty spot and ended up colliding.

Aside from that, it was a great performance by Al Nassr, which had the particularity of a Lionel Messi fan, dressed in the Argentine national team shirt, was in the stands cheering him on. A symbol of what La Pulga and CR7 generate in the world.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates scoring his third goal with his teammates against Al Khaleej for the Kings Cup (REUTERS/Stringer)

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal of the game in the 17th minute after a very bad start by the Argentine defender Lisandro López, which compromised the Al Khaleej goalkeeper, Ibrahim Sehic, who forced a shot and after a rebound left the ball to the Portuguese who dominated at the apex of the large area and converted after an impeccable left-footed volley. The Al-Awwal Stadium exploded with the conquest of the 39-year-old forward, who ended up dancing with his teammates and making his fans delirious.

20 minutes later, there was a handball inside the Al Khaleej area and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty for Al Nassr. Although Cristiano Ronaldo had the chance to score his personal double, he had a noble gesture with Sadio Mané and let him kick him. The Senegalese left the Bosnian goalkeeper immobile and made it 2-0.

Already 12 minutes into the complement, CR7 scored his second goal, the third for his team, in a center forward position and pushing it almost over the goal line. Everything was joy for Al Nassr who suffered Al Khaleej’s discount to the last eight thanks to Fawaz Al-Torais’ goal for the final 3-1.