Cristiano Ronaldo scores third hat-trick of the year and is 10 short of 900 goals | Saudi football

Cristiano Ronaldo needed 52 minutes against Al-Wehda to score another hat-trick. With three goals from number 7, Al-Nassr beat Al-Wehda 6-0, at home, this Saturday, in a game for the Saudi Championship. It’s the fourth time in the season, third time only in 2024that the Portuguese star scores three goals in the same game.

The Portuguese was substituted 34 minutes into the second half. At 39 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo now has 890 career goals and is 10 away from 900. The Saudi team has five more games in the season, and CR7 will have the European Championship to compete for the Portugal team starting in June.

He reached his 66th hat-trick — Messi has 57 in his career. The number 7 has 49 goals in 47 games for Al-Nassr in 2023/24. Ronaldo scored 32 in the Saudi Championship and is the tournament’s top scorer, with 11 more than Al-Hilal’s Mitrovic.

The Portuguese is chasing a record in this race: being the first player in history to be the top scorer in four different leagues. And more. With three more goals, he will be the scorer with the most goals in a single edition of the Saudi.

Against Al-Wehda, CR7 opened the scoring in the fifth minute, after receiving a gift from goalkeeper Mohamedi. Shortly afterwards, he headed home Brozovic’s cross. At the beginning of the second half, Robozão was launched by Mané on the left and completed the hat-trick with a left-handed finish.

Otávio, Mané and Al-Fatil, in the final minutes, completed the massacre of Al-Nassr, who reached 74 points, in second place, but is still far from the leader Al-Hilal. Jorge Jesus’ team has 83 points and five more matches to play in the league – Luís Castro’s team will have four rounds to go. Al-Nassr returns to the field next Thursday, against Al-Okhdood, away from home.