Cristiano Ronaldo, this Thursday evening, scored his first goal of 2025 during Al-Nassr’s 3-1 victory against Al Akhdoud in the Saudi Pro League, and his behavior did not fail to provoke a reaction. After converting a penalty just before halftime, Ronaldo walked towards the opposing goalkeeper, Brazilian veteran Paulo Vitor, to point and laugh pointedly. This provocative celebration provoked protests from Vitor to the referee, even though the latter had tried to destabilize CR7 before his strike.
A decisive penalty to restore the advantage to Al Nassr
The match started off difficult for Al-Nassr, conceding an early goal in the 6th minute from Savior Godwin. Sadio Mané, the former Liverpool player, then equalized in the 29th minute. After a tense first half, Ronaldo’s penalty gave Al-Nassr the lead, before Mané sealed the victory with a second goal late in the match. Thanks to this success, Al-Nassr climbs to third place in the championship, eight points behind leader Al-Ittihad. The goal takes Ronaldo’s tally to 11 this season, just one behind top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic.
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To summarize
Cristiano Ronaldo, during Al-Nassr’s victory yesterday in the Saudi Pro League, did not hesitate to challenge the opposing goalkeeper. Indeed, after scoring a penalty, CR7 clearly pointed at him to make fun of it.
