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Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Superb Free-Kick Goal As Al Nassr Come From Behind To Beat Damac

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant goal direct from a free-kick as Al Nassr came from behind against Damac in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.

Robert Summerscales

Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Superb Free-Kick Goal As Al Nassr Come From Behind To Beat Damac
Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Superb Free-Kick Goal As Al Nassr Come From Behind To Beat Damac /

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant goal direct from a free-kick as Al Nassr came from behind to beat Damac 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.

Ronaldo found the net from more than 25 yards when he fired a dipping strike over a five-man defensive wall 56 minutes into the game.

The 38-year-old had played a decoy role to help a teammate score from another free-kick moments earlier.

Ronaldo stood in his trademark pre-free-kick stance but then stayed standing as Talisca cheekily curled a fine shot around the wall and past keeper Moustafa Zeghba.

Talisca's strike drew Al Nassr level at 1-1 after former Tottenham winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou had fired Damac into a shock lead just before half-time in Riyadh.

Saturday's win took Ronaldo and Co to 22 points from their first 10 league games of the season.

Al Nassr are now four points behind leaders Al-Hilal, who were recently rocked by the news that star man Neymar is likely to miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury.

Highlights: Al Nassr 2-1 Damac

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured moments before he scored direct from a free-kick for Al Nassr in a 2-1 win over Damac in October 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo pictured moments before he scored direct from a free-kick for Al Nassr in a 2-1 win over Damac / Saudi Sports Company
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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.