Cristiano Ronaldo made a goalscoring return to domestic duties with the opener as Al Nassr coasted to a 3-0 victory over Al Diriyah in the Saudi Arabian Pro League on Friday night.
In scoring, the Portugal man edged closer to his ambition of scoring 1,000 goals. Ronaldo showed classic striker’s instinct to ensure he was in the right place to convert after a shot was spilled, putting his team ahead midway through the first half to notch his 980th career goal.
🐐 Cristiano Ronaldo'nun 1000. gol yürüyüşü HT Spor ekranlarında! 📺 👑 Ronaldo attı, Al-Nassr 23. dakikada Al-Diriyah karşısında 1-0 öne geçti! Ronaldo, kariyerindeki 980. golünü kaydetti. ▶️ Canlı izlemek için: https://t.co/C4NfNkDvgF https://t.co/m3cyfNmm5s
— HT Spor (@HTSpor) October 9, 2026
Fellow Seleção man Samú Costa also scored, nodding in Al Nassr’s second ten minutes from the break, João Felix earning the assist with the corner. Frenchman Kingsley Coman rounded off the scoring in the second half by finishing off a counter attack, with the victory for Al Nassr moving them temporarily 2nd in the standings.
🟡🔵 𝑮𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑳 ⏰ 35’ AL NASSR 2 x 0 AL DIRIYAH ⚽️ Samu Costa 🅰️ João Félix Samu Costa amplia para o Al Nassr! https://t.co/C6yV6aYfwr
— Central do Arabão (@centraldoarabao) October 9, 2026
"Mission accomplished.. on to the next match,” Ronaldo wrote on social media, drawing a line under recent controversies with Portugal. Al Nassr’s next encounter sees them return to action in the Asian Champions League, hosting Uzbekistan’s Neftchi Fargona in Riyadh on Tuesday evening.
