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Cristiano Ronaldo Scores His 50th Goal Of 2023 To Help Al Nassr Reach King Cup Semi-Finals

Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal of 2023 in a 5-2 win away at Al-Shabab in the quarter-finals of Saudi Arabia's King Cup on Monday.

Robert Summerscales

Cristiano Ronaldo Scores His 50th Goal Of 2023 To Help Al Nassr Reach King Cup Semi-Finals
Cristiano Ronaldo Scores His 50th Goal Of 2023 To Help Al Nassr Reach King Cup Semi-Finals /

Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal of 2023 in a 5-2 win away at Al-Shabab in the quarter-finals of Saudi Arabia's King Cup on Monday.

The 38-year-old played a slick one-two with fellow Portugal international Otavio before burying a low shot from 10 yards in the 74th minute.

That made the score 4-1 to Al Nassr after earlier strikes from Seko Fofana, Sadio Mane and Abdulrahman Ghareeb.

Ronaldo received a standing ovation in the 82nd minute when he was substituted off.

His replacement, Mohammed Maran, then scored Al Nassr's fifth goal in added time following an assist by Mane.

Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo pictured in July 2023 during a pre-season friendly against Inter Milan
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal of 2023 on Monday :: IMAGO/AFLOSPORT

Otavio claimed two assists in Monday's match, having set up Mane's goal as well as Ronaldo's.

Brazilian forward Carlos and Saudi Arabia winger Hattan Bahebri got the goals for Al-Shabab.

Al Nassr have now reached the semi-finals of the King Cup for the second season in a row.

Ronaldo and Co lost 1-0 to Al-Wehda in the semi-finals last year.

Of Ronaldo's 50 goals in 2023, 40 have come while playing for Al Nassr. He scored the other 10 in nine appearances for Portugal.

Highlights: Al-Shabab 2-5 Al Nassr

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.