On the morning of May 2, Cristiano Ronaldo scored again after four consecutive failed matches and a suspension, scoring twice to help Al Nassr defeat rival Al Khaleej 3-1 to reach the final of the King Cup.

Al Khaleej is also the opponent Al Nassr just won 1-0 on April 28 in round 29 of the Saudi Pro League with the only goal scored by midfielder Aymeric Laporte in the 68th minute. In this match, Ronaldo just returned from suspension. Gio’s performance was extremely lackluster and was heavily criticized.

Ronaldo expressed his emotions when scoring again for Al Nassr

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However, when the two teams rematched in the semi-finals of the King Cup at home, Ronaldo played brilliantly and scored a double with goals in the 17th and 57th minutes. In particular, the opening goal was a volley. It’s beautiful when the famous Portuguese player turns his back to the goal.

Al Nassr’s victory was almost decided in the first half after Ronaldo opened the score from the opponent’s goalkeeper’s mistake and Mane scored 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 37th minute. Ronaldo also scored the same goal to increase the gap to 3-0 at the beginning of the second half. The away team Al Khaleej only earned a consolation goal at the end of the match because Torais scored in the 82nd minute.

This valuable victory helps Al Nassr enter the final of the King Cup and will meet rival Al Hilal again in the championship match taking place on May 31. Previously, Al Nassr lost all 3 matches against this same city opponent. The King Cup is the last chance for Ronaldo and his teammates to win the championship title this season.

Ronaldo and his teammates will face a big challenge when facing Al Hilal in the championship match

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“King Cup final! Go!”, Ronaldo expressed his feelings on the social network X (Twitter). Previously, when criticized for his poor performance (in the match against Al Khaleej won 1-0 on April 28), the 39-year-old Portuguese player shared: “Happy with the team’s victory, let’s keep it up.” Believe and move forward!”.

In the 2023 – 2024 season, Ronaldo and Al Nassr have almost no chance of winning the Saudi Pro League championship as they are 9 points behind rival Al Hilal, with only 5 rounds remaining. They were also eliminated from the AFC Champions League quarterfinals and Super Cup semi-finals, so only the King Cup remains to hope to win the championship and avoid a empty season.