Havana, March 22 (RHC) – Cristiano Ronaldo won his first title with Al-Nassr today, leading the team to a 4-1 victory against Damac, scoring a brace and unleashing a pent-up emotion that ended in tears on the Saudi pitch.
The Portuguese striker, who raised his all-time goalscoring tally to 974, transformed a tense night into a long-awaited triumph, kissing the badge as a rapturous Al Awwal Park crowd chanted his name.
The Saudi League thus bowed to a figure who had accumulated frustrations since his arrival in 2023, including domestic runner-up finishes, lost finals, and a recent continental wound still fresh.
The match was a rollercoaster of emotions, with moments of both excitement and redemption, until Ronaldo emerged at the decisive moment with a free-kick goal and another of pure opportunism, sealing the victory that was worth a championship.
The final scene was a picture of catharsis: the captain being substituted to thunderous applause, his eyes moist, and with the feeling of having broken through an unprecedented barrier in his career.
With this trophy, his 34th, the Portuguese star once again cements his place in the winning formula that dominated in England, Spain, and Italy, now in Saudi Arabian football.
At 41 years old, and after scoring 124 goals in the Arab country, Ronaldo rewrites his recent history, putting his goal drought behind him and setting his sights ambitiously on the 2026 World Cup.
