Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Ronaldo Scores 978th Goal As Al Nassr Stay Perfect
Al Nassr played Al Taawoun in a Saudi football match.
Al Taawoun scored first in the 11th minute.
Samu Costa equalized for Al Nassr just before halftime.
Cristiano Ronaldo then scored early in the second half.
His goal gave Al Nassr a 2-1 victory.
The report says it was Ronaldo's 978th career goal.
Ronaldo played the entire match.
Al Nassr have now won all four of their league games.
Al-Nassr Football Club defeated Al-Taawoun Football Club 2-1 on Friday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal early in the second half.
The goal was Ronaldo's 978th career goal, according to the report.
Al-Taawoun took an 11th-minute lead through Mohammed Bassam Al Hurayji.
The victory gave Al Nassr four wins from four Saudi Pro League matches.
- Who
- Al Nassr, Al Taawoun, and Cristiano Ronaldo were the main participants.
- What
- Al Nassr won 2-1, with Ronaldo scoring the winning goal.
- When
- The match was played on Friday.
- Where
- The report identifies Riyadh but does not clearly state the match venue.
- Why
- Al Nassr won by scoring twice after falling behind to an early Al Taawoun goal.
- Final score
- Al Nassr 2-1 Al Taawoun
- Ronaldo's goal tally
- 978th career goal, according to the report
- League
- Saudi Pro League
- Al Nassr record
- Four consecutive victories
- Opening goal
- Mohammed Bassam Al Hurayji scored in the 11th minute
- Equalizer
- Samu Costa scored in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time
- Winning goal
- Ronaldo scored five minutes into the second half