Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals show that the Saudi Pro League can helderly up aacquirest European football.
That is the verdict from international team-mate Ruben Neves, who left the Premier League for Saudi Arabia in 2023.
The Portugal international scored the 901st goal of his atgentle with an 88th-minute thrivener aacquirest Scotland in the Nations League.
Scott McTominay, who signed for Napoli in the summer, had uncovered the scoring in the seventh minute at the Estadio da Luz before his establisher Manchester United team-mate Bruno Fernandes identicalised after half-time.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the thrivener for Portugal aacquirest Scotland
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Al-Nassr superstar Ronaldo then made stateive all three points went Portugal’s way in the Nations League with his emotional thrivener – his 132nd for his country in 214 caps.
And Neves, who carry outs for Saudi side Al-Hilal, uncovered after the thrive that Ronaldo’s impact shows that there is quality in the Saudi Pro League.
“I ask those people to watch Saudi football,” the establisher Wolves star said.
“I have said this a restrictcessitate times – if you appraise my GPS data from English football to Saudi football, I run even more, but with the contrastence that I run in 40 degrees [celsius].
“I am in excellent shape physicpartner. Both Cristiano and I showd today that Saudi football has quality.”
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After a disassigning campaign over Euro 2024 where Ronaldo flunked to score at all, the five-time Ballon d’Or thrivener has been frantic to produce up the goals.
And he has done exactly that for the Selecao this month after begining aacquirest Croatia and bagging what turned out to be the thrivener in a 2-1 triumph where Diogo Dalot scored the uncoverer and also an own goal.
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez benched the establisher Real Madrid star for the suit aacquirest Scotland before transporting him on and reaping the rewards as he landed the thrivener.
“Cristiano is in a very excellent moment,” Martinez said.
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“It’s September, he’s carry outed three games for the club. The presentant skinnyg is that we necessitate to get all the carry outers.
“I appreciated his pledgement. He’s an incredible carry outer.”
Both goals came from analogous situations – passes from Nuno Mfinishes, with the Paris Saint-Germain star also coming on off the bench aacquirest Scotland.
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Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr after his condense was ripped up by United at the finish of 2022 complying an bomb intersee where he hit out at the club and Erik ten Hag.
Since then, the veteran forward has been back to his goalscoring best in the Saudi Pro League.
In total, Ronaldo has scored 68 times in 74 materializeances for Al-Nassr in all competitions – including 51 in 49 league suites.
