Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr's lineup with a goal after his early departure from the Portuguese national team. In Friday's league match in Riyadh, he opened the scoring and helped his team to a 3:0 victory. Tagesspiegel ↗
For the forty-one-year-old forward, it was his first league start after the national team incident. Ronaldo had last scored on September 9, and since then he had not found the net either for Al-Nassr or for the Portuguese national team. Index.hu ↗
His return to club competition was accompanied by significant support from the home fans. A large banner dedicated to Ronaldo appeared at the stadium, and supporters expressed their backing for him throughout the match. The forward responded to their reaction with the opening goal. Der Standard ↗
After Ronaldo's strike, Al-Nassr maintained control of the match and ultimately won by a three-goal margin. The Portuguese captain thus drew attention primarily through his performance on the pitch in his first league match after leaving the national team gathering. n-tv ↗
The result also marks his return to regular involvement in the club season. Upcoming matches will show whether Ronaldo manages to build on Friday's goal and continue his scoring form for Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo scored in his first league match after leaving the national team
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Riesiges Fan-Banner feiert ihn: Ronaldo trifft in erstem Ligaspiel nach Nationalteameklat
Der Standard
| 22:28 09.10.
Fußball-Superstar: Erstes Spiel nach Eklat: Ronaldo trifft und wird gefeiert
Tagesspiegel
| 21:59 09.10.
Már csak ez hiányzott Cristiano Ronaldónak a válogatott elhagyása után
Index.hu
| 05:58 10.10.
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