Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal for Marcelo Gallardo’s team and was one step away from being the top scorer alone in 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo turned sour this Tuesday Marcelo Gallardo and, by the way, it was very close to being the top scorer in 2023 alone. The Portuguese converted from a penalty the temporary tie for Al Nassr, who had started by losing the classic against Al Ittihad, but was able to turn it around before half-time, on matchday 18 of the Saudi Arabian League.

The duel, sold as the clash of the two titans of the growing Arab league, allowed Gallardo and Ronaldo to meet again, because they had seen each other at the beginning of the year in a friendly that faced a team made up of footballers from Al Hilal and Al Nassr, who was directed by the former River coach and who had CR7 on the field, against Paris Saint Germain, still with Lionel Messi.

This Tuesday, as a visitor, the team that has the Portuguese star as its main figure – in February he will turn 39 – and captain is managing to close the gap on the powerful Al Hilalthe leader, who leads by ten points with one more game before this game.

Furthermore, personally, Cristiano Ronaldo has already achieved his goal of being at the top of the table of top scorers in 2023. His goal in the middle from twelve steps at 19 minutes of the first half was his 52nd celebration, which gave him allowed us to reach English Harry Kane and the french Kylian Mbappé, who no longer play in the remaining week of the calendar year. Even the Portuguese still has a match left, on Saturday against the Al Tawonalso for the Saudi league.

He is also in the fight Erling Haalandwith 50. Manchester City has two games left in the Premier League, against Everton (12/27) and Sheffield United on (12/30), although the Norwegian is a doubt due to the same injury that left him out of the last five matches, including the Club World Cup that the English team won.