The Portuguese was the hero of the day and was crowned with Al Nassr in the Arab Club Championship, after defeating Saudis Al Hilal in extra time of the deciding match. In this way, CR7 obtained the crown number 35 of his career.
Like at its peak. This Saturday Cristiano Ronaldo was the star of the game in his side Al Nassr’s 2-1 victory over Al Hilal in the Arab Club Championship final, scoring both of his side’s goals. at the meeting, which meant that his first title since arriving in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of this year.
The “Bicho” team, which had left Raja Casablanca from Morocco on the way to the contest and later Al Shorta from Iraq, he had to push himself to the limit to win the definition of the tournament .
Indeed, the casting of “CR7” started on the scoreboard thanks to the goal of the Brazilian Michael in the 51st minute . But that wouldn’t be the only blow to Al Nassr’s aspirations, as at 71′ Abdulelah Al-Amri was sent off, leaving his team with 10 players .
However, three minutes later (74′) Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to declare the tie 1-1 prior help from Sultan Al-Ghannam, so much so that he finally forced the squads to go to a extension .
In this case, the Portuguese once again dressed as a hero as he scored 2-1 in the 98th minute. triggering celebrations among the hosts of the yellow cast.
From then on, Al Nassr managed to hold the win until the end of the long run at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, thereby winning the Arab Club Championship crown .
So Cristiano Ronaldo, who was substituted through injury in the 115th minute by Ali Al-Hassan, he finished top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals and added to his voluminous list the first title since his presentation in Saudi Arabia in January 2023 .
In this direction, the “Bug” obtained the 15th international crown of his brilliant career (13 in clubs and two with the Portuguese national team), including two trophies with the Englishman Manchester United and ten with the Spaniard Real Madrid.
Furthermore, the title obtained this Saturday is the number 35 of his career including the national championships achieved with Sporting de Lisboa from Portugal (1), Manchester United (8), Real Madrid (6) and Juventus from Italy (5).
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