Ronaldo helps Al Nassr regain victory

In the 32nd minute, center-back Abdullah Madu knocked down the defender of the visiting team Sultan Al Ghannam, causing the referee to award a penalty to Al Nassr. Captain Ronaldo decided to kick the penalty into the middle of the goal to open the scoring, while goalkeeper Marek Rodak dove to the right. The 39-year-old striker ran to the corner of the field, jumping and spinning to celebrate the goal as usual.

The Portuguese superstar then ran to the sidelines, looked towards his son Cristiano Jr, and held up three fingers. Hours earlier, the 14-year-old had scored twice in a match for Al Nassr's youth team, so Ronaldo's three fingers could represent the three goals scored by father and son that day.

Cristiano Jr. was born on June 17, 2010, and is Ronaldo's eldest son, but the identity of his mother has never been publicly revealed. He also has two twins born through surrogacy, a boy named Mateo and a girl named Eva, 7 years old. Ronaldo and his girlfriend Georgina had their first child together, a girl named Alana Martina, born on November 12, 2017. In April 2022, they welcomed a girl named Bella, but lost their twin boy named Baby Angel.

Ronaldo scored his 902nd career goal, including 165 from 195 penalty kicks. In his last eight games, he has also scored seven goals and assisted two for his teammates. CR7 could have created another goal in this match when his cross was deflected by Anderson Talisca in the 27th minute. Nine minutes later, Ronaldo again put a through ball into the net for new signing Angelo Gabriel to face the goalkeeper, but the 20-year-old striker missed.

Al Nassr scored two more goals in the second half to beat Steven Gerrard's side 3-0. The team made a perfect start under new coach Stefano Pioli, and remained unbeaten in the Saudi Pro League this season. In their next match on September 23, Al Nassr will continue to visit Al Hazm in the King's Cup round of 16.