Ronaldo scored twice on the penalty spot, Sadio Mane also shined with 2 goals to help Al Nassr win against Al Ittihad for the first time since 2018.

As a guest on Al Ittihad’s field, Al Nassr had to concede the first goal in the 14th minute when Benzema assisted Hamdallah to score. However, just 5 minutes later Ronaldo equalized 1-1 when he successfully scored a penalty

In the 68th minute, he completed a double on the penalty spot to put Al Nassr up 3-2. With a double against Al Ittihad, CR7 has 53 goals (both with club and team) in 2023, surpassing Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe (both with 52 goals) and Erling Haaland (50) to become the player score the most goals in the world in 2023.

Ronaldo overshadowed Benzema – his former colleague at Real Madrid Club

While both the Bayern Munich and PSG striker have finished their 2023 schedule, Ronaldo can still improve his performance when facing Al Taawon in the early morning of December 31.

In addition to 53 goals, Ronaldo also had 15 assists in 58 matches, an extraordinary achievement for a player about to turn 39 years old. 

After 18 rounds in the Saudi Pro League, Ronaldo is leading the scoring list with 19 goals, 2 goals more than his opponent Aleksandar Mitrovic. The victory over Al Ittihad helped Al Nassr continue the championship race with Al Hilal, with 7 points less.

Squad:

Al Ittihad: Al Mayouf, Al Sahafi, Fabinho, Kadesh, Al Hawsawi (Al Obud 70′), Kante, Al Ghamdi, Romarinho, Hamed Allah (Al Amri 86′), Coronado (Farhan 70′), Benzema

Al Nassr: Nawaf, Lajami (Al Amri 88′), Laporte, Telles (Qasem 88′), Al Ghannam, Brozovic, Fofana (Al Khaibari 67′), Mane (Ghareeb 87′), Otavio (Al Sulaiheem 87′), Talisca, Ronaldo.