RIYADH — Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return to Saudi Pro League action with a goal as defending champions Al Nassr cruised to a 4-0 victory over Al Riyadh.Making his first RSL appearance of the 2026-27 season after sitting out Al Nassr’s opening two matches, Ronaldo came off the bench in the 62nd minute with Ange Postecoglou’s side already holding a commanding 3-0 lead.The Al Nassr captain needed little time to make his mark.With seven minutes remaining, Ronaldo collected Ayman Yahya’s pass inside the penalty area, turned his marker and fired past goalkeeper Milan Borjan to complete the scoring before celebrating with his trademark “Siu.”The goal capped another emphatic performance from Al Nassr, who have made an impressive start under Postecoglou.Joao Felix and Angelo were also among the scorers against Al Riyadh, continuing their strong early-season form.Across their opening three matches in all competitions, including a 4-1 victory in the King’s Cup, Al Nassr have scored 11 goals while conceding only once.Ronaldo had been given an extended break for professional and personal reasons, with Postecoglou stressing that the 41-year-old needed time before returning to competitive action.”I said after last game that it was important for Cris to take his time to come back, because he was very, very busy obviously in the off-season,” Postecoglou said.”His mentality is he always wants to play, but he made sure he did all the right things — at training he worked hard — and it was fantastic for him to get 30 minutes today.”And he scores a goal, which just shows you the measure of the man.”Al Nassr will next travel to face Al Ettifaq on Tuesday, when Postecoglou comes up against fellow Australian and former assistant Arthur Papas.
RIYADH — Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return to Saudi Pro League action with a goal as defending champions Al Nassr cruised to a 4-0 victory over Al Riyadh.Making his first RSL appearance of the 2026-27 season after sitting out Al Nassr’s opening two matches, Ronaldo came off the bench in the 62nd minute with Ange Postecoglou’s side already holding a commanding 3-0 lead.The Al Nassr captain needed little time to make his mark.With seven minutes remaining, Ronaldo collected Ayman Yahya’s pass inside the penalty area, turned his marker and fired past goalkeeper Milan Borjan to complete the scoring before celebrating with his trademark “Siu.”The goal capped another emphatic performance from Al Nassr, who have made an impressive start under Postecoglou.Joao Felix and Angelo were also among the scorers against Al Riyadh, continuing their strong early-season form.Across their opening three matches in all competitions, including a 4-1 victory in the King’s Cup, Al Nassr have scored 11 goals while conceding only once.Ronaldo had been given an extended break for professional and personal reasons, with Postecoglou stressing that the 41-year-old needed time before returning to competitive action.”I said after last game that it was important for Cris to take his time to come back, because he was very, very busy obviously in the off-season,” Postecoglou said.”His mentality is he always wants to play, but he made sure he did all the right things — at training he worked hard — and it was fantastic for him to get 30 minutes today.”And he scores a goal, which just shows you the measure of the man.”Al Nassr will next travel to face Al Ettifaq on Tuesday, when Postecoglou comes up against fellow Australian and former assistant Arthur Papas.
