Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return from a months-long injury layoff by scoring twice in the second half as Al Nassr maintained their winning run with a 5-2 victory over bottom side Al Najma in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
The Portuguese forward, who has been sidelined since February, had missed Al Nassr’s previous two league matches and was also ruled out of Portugal’s friendlies against Mexico and the United States last month.
Al Najma, which has won only once in 27 league games, surprisingly took the lead a minute before half-time through Rakan Al Tulayhi.
Al Nassr responded quickly, with Abdullah Al Hamdan and Sadio Mane scoring in first-half stoppage time to turn the match around.
The visiting side leveled two minutes after the restart when Felippe Cardoso struck, but Al Nassr regained control when Ronaldo converted a penalty in the 56th minute.
The 41-year-old added his second in the 73rd minute before Mane sealed the victory with an injury-time goal.
The 13th consecutive win in the league left Al Nassr at the top of the standings with 70 points, six points ahead of second-placed Al Hilal, who play Al Taawoun on Saturday.
Published on April 4, 2026
