Cristiano Ronaldo Scores And Assists After Alex Telles Golazo As Al Nassr Beat Steven Gerrard's Ettifaq

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 17th Saudi Pro League goal of the season as Al Nassr beat Steven Gerrard's Ettifaq 3-1. Alex Telles scored the goal of the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 17th Saudi Pro League goal of the season to help Al Nassr beat Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq 3-1 on Friday.

The 38-year-old confidently converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute to get his team's final goal of the game.

Ronaldo had earlier provided a headed assist for a Marcelo Brozovic strike, after a stunning long-range volley by former Manchester United defender Alex Telles had opened the scoring in the first half.

Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi netted a late consolation goal for Ettifaq but the Dammam team have now gone eight games in a row without winning.

Former Liverpool midfielders Georginio Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson both played the full 90 minutes for Ettifaq on Friday.

Highlights: Al Nassr 3-1 Ettifaq

Ronaldo Now Tops Charts For Goals AND Assists 

Ronaldo's goal on Friday saw him move ahead of Al-Hilal's Aleksandar Mitrovic in the race for the Saudi Pro League's Golden Boot.

Mitrovic has scored 16 goals in 16 games this season, while Ronaldo now has 17 in 16.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the leading scorer in the Saudi Pro League this season with 17 goals / FOX Deportes

Ronaldo is also ranked in first place on the list of the Saudi Pro League's top assisters this season.

The former Real Madrid forward's assist on Friday was his ninth of the 2023/24 SPL campaign. No other player has made more than seven assists.

Despite Ronaldo's impressive individual stats, Al Nassr remain way behind Al-Hilal in the title race.

Leaders Al-Hilal are currently 10 points clear of Al Nassr after recording 16 wins and two draws from their first 18 matches.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic netted a hat-trick on Thursday as Al-Hilal thrashed Abha 7-0 in their penultimate game of the calendar year.