This Saturday, Al Nassr earned a 3–1 victory over Neom, securing their eighth consecutive win of the 2025–26 Saudi Professional League season and sustaining their excellent report on the prime of the standings. Cristiano Ronaldo scored one of many targets for Jorge Jesus’s facet and later shared an uplifting message on social media.
“Engaged on our dream!” wrote Ronaldo in a put up shared on his official Instagram and X accounts, simply hours after Al Nassr’s win. The brief however inspiring message was accompanied by a number of pictures capturing the ahead’s celebration after scoring his group’s second purpose from the penalty spot.
As traditional, Cristiano’s put up drew a wave of constructive reactions from followers. On Instagram, practically two million followers preferred the put up, whereas greater than 30,000 left encouraging feedback. On X, previously often called Twitter, the message surpassed a million views in lower than an hour, gathering over 75,000 likes.
The purpose not solely helped Jorge Jesus’s group safe the victory in opposition to Neom, however it additionally allowed CR7 to achieve a outstanding milestone. Ronaldo grew to become the primary non-Saudi participant to report 100 purpose contributions for Al Nassr within the Saudi Professional League — with 83 targets and 17 assists in 85 appearances.
Ronaldo nears 1,000-goal milestone
Cristiano Ronaldo’s most formidable private purpose has lengthy been to turn out to be the primary participant in soccer historical past to attain 1,000 official targets. He has maintained a constant scoring tempo through the years and continues to edge nearer to that focus on.
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That progress has been much more evident at first of the present season, as CR7 is averaging practically one purpose per match. He has scored 10 targets in 11 appearances throughout all competitions and has discovered the online in every of his final six Saudi Professional League video games.
With Saturday’s strike, Cristiano reached 953 profession targets — simply 47 away from the historic 1,000 mark. If he maintains his present type with Al Nassr and the Portugal nationwide group, the ahead might obtain the milestone earlier than the top of this season, or probably throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
What’s subsequent for Cristiano Ronaldo?
Following Saturday’s victory over Neom, Al Nassr can have a brief break. Because of the November worldwide window, they won’t return to motion till Sunday, November 23, once they face Al Khaleej within the Saudi Professional League.
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Nonetheless, for Cristiano Ronaldo and several other of his teammates, there gained’t be a lot relaxation. The group’s prime stars will journey to their respective international locations for upcoming worldwide fixtures. In Portugal’s case, they’ll intention to safe qualification for the FIFA World Cup once they face Eire and Armenia.
