Cristiano Ronaldo Scores 54th Goal of 2023 in Al Nassr Victory Over Al Taawon

Cristiano Ronaldo was born with the goal between his eyebrows. The Portuguese is a voracious player who if he scores a goal he wants the second and so on. The match against Al Taawon was presented as a last opportunity to add one digit to his total of 53 goals in 2023. It was difficult for him, but he achieved it in second-half stoppage time after countless chances. Third year in the last decade in which the one from Madeira is the world’s top scorer. Al Nassr had to overcome El Mahdioui’s goal and did so with a recital from Brozovic.

The match was not easy for Luis Castro’s team despite being superior to their rival. Al Taawon is fourth on his own merits. Medrán, who warned in the interview with AS of everything that has changed in Saudi football since Cristiano arrived, was nullified by Al Nassr’s midfield with Al Khaibari and Brozovic. A duo that understands each other just by looking at each other. A 1-4 may sound like an easy victory and it was a comeback. The slope was tilting at nine minutes when Al Amri hit João Pedro in the face. The play continued amid local protests and, once the ball was stopped, it was time for the VAR. The Saudi Mohammed Al Hoaish went to the screen to see the play repeated and signal a penalty. Immediately afterwards came protests from Cristiano and Al Amri that cost them the yellow card. El Mahdioui, captain of Al Taawon, caught the ball and sent it to his left, the side towards which Nawaf turned to repel the shot. However, the midfielder took advantage of his privileged position to hunt down the rebound and put his team ahead. Al Nassr is a team that does not give in at the first blow and looked for an equalizer. Brozovic achieved it in a line-shooting play with Talisca. It was, precisely, the Croatian who took the corner that Laporte headed in to make it 1-2.

The give and take between both teams exalted the figure of Nawaf. Barrow and João Pedro ran into the goalkeeper’s gloves and reflexes on more than one occasion. One of the Saudi’s best days in the office under the sticks of which he is the owner and lord.

Al Nassr’s calmness increased five minutes after returning from the break. Brozovic entered the area to make it clear that his game was a three-peat with a goal, an assist and almost another. The midfielder’s back pass touched El Mahdioui before reaching Otávio who crossed it to score the third. The minutes passed like the pages of a 2023 calendar that comes to an end without Cristiano joining the party. The player from Madeira fell offside, his shots went wide without hitting the net until in stoppage time he won the prize for persistence with a trademark header with which he sealed the 1-4 and left his maximum figure top scorer in the calendar year with 54 goals. Cristiano, who already surpassed the 53 goals of Mbappé and Kané, once again celebrated one more goal in his long career.

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2023-12-30 20:40:10
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