CR7 brace fires Al-Nassr past bottom side, clear at top in Saudi league | OneFootball

Al-Nassr beat Al-Najma 5-2 this Friday in Riyadh, in the 27th round of the Saudi League. Scoring twice, Cristiano Ronaldo reached 967 career goals and helped his team beat the bottom side, protecting their lead at the top of the table.

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Standings

With the win, Al-Nassr moves up to 70 points and leads the Saudi Pro League, six points ahead of second-placed Al-Hilal, who still play this round against Al-Taawoun on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time). Al-Najma, meanwhile, remains alone at the bottom with just eight points.

📋 Match summary

🟡🔵 AL-NASSR 5 X 2 AL-NAJMA 🟢⚪

🏆 Competition: Saudi League – Round 27 🏟️ Venue: Al Awwal Park, Riyadh (SAU) 📅 Date: April 3, 2026 (Friday) ⏰ Time: 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match unfolded

Despite Al-Nassr's superiority in the first half, it was the visitors who struck first. In the 44th minute, on a quick counterattack, Brazilian forward Felippe Cardoso passed to Rakan Al Tulayhi, who hit it first time to open the scoring.

The home side managed to turn it around before halftime. In the 52nd minute, Abdulelah Al Amri flicked on a corner kick and Abdullah Al Hamdan was there to equalize. Just one minute later, Sadio Mané received the ball from Ângelo Gabriel, made a great individual play, burst into the box and fired home via a deflection to score the second.

Just two minutes into the second half, Felippe Cardoso received a pass from David Tijanic inside the box and leveled it for Al-Najma. In the 8th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took a free kick and Abdullah Al Hawsawi blocked it with his arm, conceding a penalty. Cristiano himself stepped up and put Al-Nassr back in front in the 10th minute. CR7 scored again in the 28th minute after receiving the ball from Nawaf Boushal inside the box and finishing first time, reaching the mark of 967 career goals.

Before the end, in the 55th minute, Sadio Mané received the ball from Salem Alnadji in the six-yard box and tapped into the empty net to complete the rout.

Upcoming matches

🟡🔵Al Nassr🔵🟡

⚔️ Match: Al-Nassr x Al-Okhdood 🏆 Competition: Saudi League – Round 28 📅 Date: April 11, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time) 🏟️ Venue: Prince Hathloul Stadium, Najran (SAU)

🟢⚪Al Najma⚪🟢

⚔️ Match: Al-Najma x Neom SC 🏆 Competition: Saudi League – Round 28 📅 Date: April 10, 2026 (Friday) ⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m. (Brasília time) 🏟️ Venue: Al Najma Club Stadium, Unaizah (SAU)

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