RIYADH — Cristiano Ronaldo took another major step toward a historic milestone after raising his tally to 95 Saudi Pro League goals during Al Nassr’s 5-0 win against Al Najmah in the rescheduled Matchweek 10 fixture.The Al Nassr captain struck his 21st league goal of the season, bringing his total Saudi Pro League haul to 95 and moving him within touching distance of joining the exclusive 100-goal club, a landmark previously reached only by Omar Al Somah, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Nasser Al-Shamrani and Mohammed Al-Sahlawi.The Portuguese star also boosted his overall career tally to 965 goals, leaving him just 35 short of the unprecedented 1,000-goal mark.The postponed round produced 28 goals in total, including five from the penalty spot, in a week that delivered high drama and only one red card, shown to Abdullah Al-Khatib of Al Ettifaq.Ronaldo’s strike against Al Najmah also made him the Al Nassr player who has scored against the most different opponents, with 23 victims out of the 24 teams he has faced in the league.Al Batin remain the only side yet to concede to him. He becomes the seventh player in league history to achieve that distinction.Elsewhere, Al Qadsiah dominated the Eastern Derby with a 4-0 victory over Al Ettifaq, recording their third win in the last four meetings and registering the fastest brace in derby history after just six minutes and 45 seconds.Julián Quiñones continued his prolific form by netting his 22nd goal of the campaign, surpassing his entire tally from last season (20).Al Ahli extended their dominance over Damac with a fourth consecutive victory in their head-to-head meetings, while Al Shabab maintained control against Al Riyadh.Belgian forward Yannick Carrasco marked a milestone night by scoring his first hat-trick in Saudi football.On the individual records front, Moroccan winger Mourad Batna climbed to second on Al Fateh’s all-time Pro League scoring list with 49 goals, surpassing Elton José and closing in on record-holder Doris Fuakumputu (56).Meanwhile, Omar Al Somah endured a rare drought against Al Ittihad. Despite being the fixture’s all-time top scorer with 11 goals, he has now gone six straight matches without a goal contribution after registering 13 involvements in his first 10 meetings.From the spot, Rúben Neves maintained his impressive accuracy by converting against Al Taawoun, improving his penalty success rate to 90 percent with nine conversions from 10 attempts.Attendance figures were led by Damac vs. Al Ahli (12,553), followed by the Eastern Derby (8,800), Al Nassr vs. Al Najmah (8,646), and Al Fateh vs. Al Okhdood (5,156).
RIYADH — Cristiano Ronaldo took another major step toward a historic milestone after raising his tally to 95 Saudi Pro League goals during Al Nassr’s 5-0 win against Al Najmah in the rescheduled Matchweek 10 fixture.The Al Nassr captain struck his 21st league goal of the season, bringing his total Saudi Pro League haul to 95 and moving him within touching distance of joining the exclusive 100-goal club, a landmark previously reached only by Omar Al Somah, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Nasser Al-Shamrani and Mohammed Al-Sahlawi.The Portuguese star also boosted his overall career tally to 965 goals, leaving him just 35 short of the unprecedented 1,000-goal mark.The postponed round produced 28 goals in total, including five from the penalty spot, in a week that delivered high drama and only one red card, shown to Abdullah Al-Khatib of Al Ettifaq.Ronaldo’s strike against Al Najmah also made him the Al Nassr player who has scored against the most different opponents, with 23 victims out of the 24 teams he has faced in the league.Al Batin remain the only side yet to concede to him. He becomes the seventh player in league history to achieve that distinction.Elsewhere, Al Qadsiah dominated the Eastern Derby with a 4-0 victory over Al Ettifaq, recording their third win in the last four meetings and registering the fastest brace in derby history after just six minutes and 45 seconds.Julián Quiñones continued his prolific form by netting his 22nd goal of the campaign, surpassing his entire tally from last season (20).Al Ahli extended their dominance over Damac with a fourth consecutive victory in their head-to-head meetings, while Al Shabab maintained control against Al Riyadh.Belgian forward Yannick Carrasco marked a milestone night by scoring his first hat-trick in Saudi football.On the individual records front, Moroccan winger Mourad Batna climbed to second on Al Fateh’s all-time Pro League scoring list with 49 goals, surpassing Elton José and closing in on record-holder Doris Fuakumputu (56).Meanwhile, Omar Al Somah endured a rare drought against Al Ittihad. Despite being the fixture’s all-time top scorer with 11 goals, he has now gone six straight matches without a goal contribution after registering 13 involvements in his first 10 meetings.From the spot, Rúben Neves maintained his impressive accuracy by converting against Al Taawoun, improving his penalty success rate to 90 percent with nine conversions from 10 attempts.Attendance figures were led by Damac vs. Al Ahli (12,553), followed by the Eastern Derby (8,800), Al Nassr vs. Al Najmah (8,646), and Al Fateh vs. Al Okhdood (5,156).
