Cristiano Ronaldo Scores in Al-Nassr's 3-0 Victory Over Diriyah

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Al-Nassr in their 3-0 win over Diriyah, marking his return to club football after leaving the Portugal national team during the recent international break. The match took place on Friday in the Saudi Pro League. This victory places Al-Nassr level on points with league leader Al-Qadsiah, differing only in goal difference, after eight rounds of play. Ronaldo, who has scored 146 goals in 234 appearances for Portugal, had walked out of the national squad due to disagreements with coach Jorge Jesus regarding his playing time in the Nations League. In the match against Diriyah, Ronaldo scored the opening goal midway through the first half, capitalizing on a rebound from Kingsley Coman's blocked shot. Samu Costa added a second goal for Al-Nassr just before halftime, and Coman secured the win with a third goal 13 minutes before the final whistle. Earlier in the day, Al-Qadsiah defeated Al-Kholood 5-0, with goals from Tijjani Reijnders, Mateo Retegui, and Julian Quinones.