Cristiano Ronaldo score hat-trick as Al-Nassr beat Al Kholood 5-3 for Riyadh on Thursday night for their 2026-27 Saudi Pro League match, and the win carry the club reach joint-top of the table.
The match no start well for the hosts. Ronaldo think say im don open scoring early, but the goal no stand, referee chalk am off for offside. Al Kholood, wey former Oxford United boss Des Buckingham dey manage, then forge ahead through Julien Domingues.
Al-Nassr answer before the break. Brazilian midfielder Angelo equalise, and former Liverpool man Sadio Mane score to turn the game on its head. But Antoin Essomba level am again for first-half stoppage time, so both sides enter the dressing room at 2-2.
Second half na Ronaldo show. Former Chelsea forward Joao Felix burst enter the area and tee am up for tap-in, and that one na Felix third assist of the game. Ronaldo then climb brilliantly to thump in header for 4-2 from yet another Felix pass. Time still dey for the fifth and another hat-trick when the Portugal legend convert Mane pass inside the area.
Domingues pull one back for Al Kholood from 94th-minute penalty, but e no change the result.
The hat-trick carry Ronaldo career goals reach 985, as im continue im chase for the 1,000 mark.
Before kick-off, previews from OneFootball and Sports Mole bin provide prediction, kick-off time, where to watch and likely line-ups, while World Soccer Talk confirm the lineups for the Saudi Pro League fixture.
For the money side, Forbes all-time list of highest earning athletes in a year still put only boxer Floyd Mayweather ahead of Ronaldo, after Mayweather pocket estimated $300 million in 2015 and $285 million in 2018.
