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Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty for Al Nassr on Tuesday as he pursued 1,000 career goals. On Friday, he was awarded his 982nd goal during Al Nassr’s 3–1 win over Al Faisaly, although the goal was described as having come through an opponent rather than being entirely his own.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 980th career goal in Al-Nassr’s 3-0 Saudi league win over Al-Diriyah, opening the scoring in the 23rd minute. Samú and Kingsley Coman also scored. Supporters displayed banners backing Ronaldo following his reported dispute with Portugal coach Jorge Jesus and departure from the national team camp. Al-Nassr drew level on 19 points with Al-Qadsiah, who won 5-0 at Al-Kholood; Tijjani Reijnders opened the scoring for Al-Qadsiah with a free kick. Al-Qadsiah led on goal difference. Ronaldo subsequently scored his 981st career goal for Al-Nassr against Neftchi Fergana in the Asian Champions League. One report said the match in Riyadh was delayed by an hour after a missile was fired at the Saudi capital.
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Tijjani Reijnders scored in added time as Al-Qadsiah beat Al-Taawon 1-0 in the Saudi Pro League. The goal, scored after the stated five minutes of added time had elapsed, was his fifth in eight matches for the club. The win put Al-Qadsiah top of the league on 25 points from 10 matches. Al-Hilal, with Crysencio Summerville, has 24 points and a game in hand; the teams are due to meet the following weekend.