Cristiano Ronaldo finally recorded a performance to the best of his abilities in Saudi Arabia. On Thursday, his Al-Nassr beat Al-Wehda 4-0 on the road, and all the goals belonged to the brilliant 38-year-old. His feat was commented on by the media around the world.
Fantastic performance by Cristiano Ronaldo. “He opened the ketchup”
The Portuguese “Record” compared Ronaldo’s performances so far to opening ketchup, when at first he does not want to fly, and after pressing harder, too much of it comes out. It was the same with Ronaldo. In previous matches for Al-Nassr, he was only able to score one goal. On Thursday, he unblocked himself and immediately scored 4. – The Portuguese scored a goal with his left foot, right foot, from the penalty spot and there was no header to complete happiness. A perfect day, he concluded.
“Cris Almighty” – this is the title of the English tabloid “The Sun”. The newspaper admired the Portuguese’s feat, noting that the 1-0 goal was his 500th league goal. At the same time, there was some malice. One fan was quoted on Twitter: “Look how he celebrates a hit in a weak league like he scored in a World Cup final.”
For crossing border 500 goals also attracted “The Mirror”. “The four-goal tally at Al-Nassr puts him in elite company. His total tally of 503 puts him only behind Pel (604), Romario (544), Josef Bican (518) and Ferenc Puskas (514) on the all-time league goalscoring list.
The Spanish “Marca” noticed that after poor beginnings, Ronaldo finally began to meet the expectations placed on him. The former Real Madrid striker had no mercy. Before the break, he scored two goals, after which the fans were on fire, and in the second half he still had two goals left, wrote the Spaniards and already ran into the distant future. “It seems that he will break all scoring records in Saudi Arabia,” they added.
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Italy’s Corriere dalla Serra has already dubbed Ronaldo the “Cristian of Arabia” – Saudi football has been waiting for this moment since the first day of the Portuguese star’s landing. Ronaldo not only took the lead in the Saudi Pro League with his club, but also set a new record in one night: over 500 goals in different leagues – the Italians raved.
