Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to help Al Nassr crush Al Wehda 6-0 at dawn 5-5 in round 30 of the Saudi Pro League. This is the 66th hat-trick of Ronaldo’s career.
Watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick against Al Wehda – Source: Saudi Pro League
It was a completely overwhelming match for Al Nassr. Right in the 5th minute of the match, Ronaldo took advantage of a mistake by Al Wehda’s defense to steal the ball and shoot to score the opening goal 1-0 for Al Nassr.
Exactly 7 minutes later, Ronaldo jumped high and headed in the penalty area to score a goal to increase the score to 2-0. Then Otavio and Sadio Mane scored two goals in the 15th and 45th minutes respectively to help Al Nassr take a 4-0 lead. Before Ronado dribbled the ball down and coolly finished it past goalkeeper Munir Mohamedi to increase the score to 5-0.
This is Ronaldo’s 4th hat-trick in the Saudi Pro League , and also the 66th hat-trick in the Portuguese superstar’s career.
In the 88th minute, Mohammed Al-Fatil scored the goal that sealed a 6-0 victory for Al Nassr. This victory helps Al Nassr narrow the gap with leading team Al Hilal to 9 points. But Al Hilal still has one match yet to play.
As for Ronaldo, he is leading the list of top scorers in the Saudi Pro League with a total of 32 goals, 9 goals more than second-place player Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hilal).
With the Saudi Pro League only having 4 rounds left to end, Ronaldo winning the top scorer title is almost certain! If Ronaldo wins this title, he will become the first player in history to become top scorer in 4 different national championships.