• Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo continued to fire when he contributed a goal in Al Nassr’s 5-2 victory over Al Shabab in the Saudi Arabian King’s Cup.

In the 74th minute of the match between Al Nassr and Al Shabab, Otavio and Ronaldo had a 1-2 combination in the middle area, surprising Al Shabab’s defense. Al Nassr’s captain passed the ball to Otavio and immediately entered the penalty area. Otavio skillfully managed to pass the ball for Ronaldo to launch a one-touch kick to defeat goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu.

After scoring, Ronaldo celebrated with his teammates. The victory over Al Shabab helped Al Nassr reach the semi-finals of the Saudi King’s Cup. Ronaldo and his teammates’ opponents are Al Hilah, this team is currently leading the Saudi Arabian National Championship.

Ronaldo still shows impressive performance even though he turned 38 earlier this year. ThePortuguese superstar played a total of 56 matches, scored 50 goals and had 14 assists for Al Nassr and the Portuguese national team. Currently, Ronaldo is competing with Mbappe, Kane and Haaland in the race for the player with the most goals in 2023. The Portuguese superstar still has 3 matches to improve his performance.

This is the first time since 2017 and the 8th time in his career that Ronaldo has reached the milestone of 50 goals in a calendar year. Previously, the Portuguese striker reached this milestone seven consecutive years, between 2011 and 2017. This achievement is still inferior to Lionel Messi when the Argentine superstar has scored 50 goals or more in a year 9 times. The former Barcelona and PSG player scored 91 goals in 2012, a record that is difficult to break in football history.