Video: Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 945 career goals with brace for Al Nassr vs Al Riyadh in Saudi Pro League

Al Nassr are off to a perfect start in the 2025–26 Saudi Pro League season. On Saturday, they secured their third consecutive win — a dominant 5–1 victory over Al Riyadh. Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals.

Jorge Jesus’ team had already secured wins over Al Taawoun and Al Kholood in the opening rounds of the league, and last Wednesday, they made their debut in the AFC Champions League Two with a 5–0 thrashing of Istiklol. That momentum helped them clearly assert their dominance over their opponents in Saturday’s match.

Al Nassr needed just six minutes to open the scoring: Kingsley Coman sent in a low cross, and Joao Felix appeared inside the box to make it 1–0. The French winger played a key role again just minutes later, capitalizing on a defensive mistake to take the ball, drive into the box, and finish with precision to double the lead.

The early advantage and overwhelming superiority of one team over the other set the stage for Cristiano Ronaldo to make his mark. That moment came in the 33rd minute, when Joao Felix delivered a beautiful assist to the 40-year-old forward, who entered the box and scored with a delicate right-footed touch.

Al Nassr went into halftime with a 3–0 lead, but they didn’t take their foot off the gas. In the second half, they maintained the same relentless pace. In fact, it took just four minutes for Joao Felix to score the fourth goal — his second of the night.

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After a surprise goal from Al Riyadh by Mamadou Sylla in the 51st minute, Jorge Jesus’ team regained control of the ball, and that allowed Ronaldo to score a brace. With just 14 minutes left before the final whistle, Felix played a pass to Coman inside the box. The French winger made a strong effort to reach it and set up Ronaldo, who simply had to tap it in to make it 5–1.