Cristiano Ronaldo, fresh from his Ballon d’Or Of All Time (B.O.A.T) triumph, scored a magnificent free-kick as he registered a hat-trick for Al-Nassr in a thrilling 5-3 win over Al Kholood on Thursday. The hat-trick took Ronaldo closer to the 1,000-goal mark in professional football, with only 15 more strikes to go before the Portugal great becomes the first player in the history of football to reach the milestone.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick for Al-Nassr, including a stunning free-kick, helping his team secure a 5-3 win over Al Kholood in the Saudi Pro League. The three goals leave Ronaldo just 15 strikes shy of 1,000 goals mark.
With his three goals on Thursday, Ronaldo has also climbed to the third spot in the Golden Boot race in the Saudi Pro League. Though it also has to be noted that Messi is younger than Ronaldo. The scores were tied 2-2 with Ronaldo upping the ante for Al-Nassr, registering his hat-trick in only a matter of 15 minutes.Ronaldo struck in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes to secure the win, scoring his 983rd, 984th and 985th goals in professional football (including goals scored for both club and country).T he standout strike from the three goals was unarguably the free-kick he scored. In terms of the 1000-goal mark, Ronaldo is the frontrunner to reach the landmark, and has a healthy 49-goal lead over his long-term nemesis Lionel Messi . The Argentine has 936 goals to his name in professional football. He has a total of 7 goals to his name so far, level with Mateo Retegui and Youssef En-Nesyri and one behind Tijjani Reijnders , who has struck a total of 8 goals so far.
