Al-nassr Vs Al-hazem: Cristiano Ronaldo scores brace as Al Nassr ease past Al Hazem
In al-nassr vs al-hazem, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Al Nassr beat Al Hazem 4-0 to move top of the Saudi Pro League. The 41-year-old Portugal superstar had missed two league matches and an AFC Cup game earlier this month after reportedly going on strike in protest at his club's lack of January transfer business.
Al-nassr Vs Al-hazem match summary
Ronaldo opened the scoring after 13 minutes when Kingsley Coman found him in a crowded penalty area; Ronaldo took a touch with his right and clipped a left-foot effort into the far corner. That goal was given following a VAR check for offside. Later in the first half Coman added a second on the half-hour when João Félix set him up after a swift passing move. Ronaldo had another goal just before the break ruled out for offside.
Early scoring and VAR checks
The sequence featured multiple offside reviews: the opening strike stood after VAR, a goal was disallowed for offside before halftime, and a late Ronaldo effort survived a VAR review for offside to stand. After Ronaldo was denied by another offside flag earlier in the contest, Brazilian Angelo made it 3-0 in the 77th minute with a fine individual run from inside his own half.
Coman and João Félix links
Coman supplied both Ronaldo goals: the first through the move described above and the second after latching on to a short pass from Coman into the left side of the penalty area before drilling an angled drive with 10 minutes to go. João Félix's assist for Coman at 30 minutes was a key moment in the build-up to the second goal. The match also featured a defensive intervention by Zaied at 13 minutes when Coman first released the attacking move.
Ronaldo milestone and age
The successful strikes added to Ronaldo's post-30 career tally in differing counts: one account noted the first given goal was his 500th since turning 30, while another count listed the later 80th-minute strike as his 501st goal after turning 30. He is 41 years old and had celebrated his birthday on the 5th of this month; the coverage called him the “Robozão, ” noting he is shortening his race towards a thousand.
Standings, fixtures and recent reactions
Al Nassr closed out an eighth straight league win, a run that took them to 55 points and moved them a point above rivals Al Hilal, who were held to a 1-1 draw at home by 10-man Al Ittihad. That match-line draw included the detail that Al Ittihad played with one less since the ninth minute of the first half. Simone Inzaghi’s team reached 54 points, while Sérgio Conceição’s men got to 38 and sit in sixth.
Manager Jorge Jesus has also been linked publicly to Ronaldo's transfer concerns, with a headline noting that Ronaldo's transfer complaint was backed by manager Jesus. Looking ahead, CR7 & Co. will play again on Saturday (28th) when they visit Al-Fayha (10th) at Al Majma'ah Sports City. Al-Hazem remain with 24 points and are in 12th place; they will face Al-Ettifaq (7th) at home at Ar-Rass Stadium on Friday (27th).
Saturday (21st) was described as a special day for Ronaldo as he scored twice in the 4-0 win, with the match sequence running from the 13th-minute opener through Coman's 30th-minute involvement, Ângelo's 77th-minute strike and the late Ronaldo finish near the 80th minute. The result left Al Nassr top of the Saudi Pro League and preserved their winning run.
Closing: The match combined clear finishing, repeated VAR intervention over offside calls, and continued title-race movement, while questions over transfer business and a complaint backed by Jorge Jesus remained part of the broader story.
