The wait is over. In his fourth season at Al Nassr and after 124 goals in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first title. The first in club football since 2021, when he won the Coppa Italia with Juventus. CR7 broke his bad fortune, signed a double, got emotional, burst into tears and won the 34th title of his career. Walk now with a big smile, heading to the 2026 World Cup. He raised Al Nassr’s tenth league and finally became Christian I of Arabia.
It was Al Nassr’s big day. After the double disappointment of not being able to celebrate against Al Hilal and the lost Asian Champions 2 with Gamba Osaka, Cristiano Ronaldo could not, nor should he, accept any more disappointments. Three and a half seasons of drought in Arabia were too many for a competitive animal of CR7’s level… and The combinations were simple: if Al Nassr of Iñigo Martínez, Joao Félix and Cristiano beat a Damac team at home that was not relegated, they were champions.
Cristiano, more leader than ever, harangues his team to win his first title in Arabia
Even before the match, Cristiano looked like the sporting and spiritual leader of Al Nassr. For posterity he left his talk to the starting eleven before the opening whistle. Al Hilal put pressure with their 0-1 away win. The only thing worth winning was for Jorge Jesus’ team. And that’s what they did. After several saving hands from a very motivated Kewin, the first of the match arrived. Sadio Mané rose to the sky of Riyadh to head in Joao Félix’s corner kick.
It came to fruition after half an hour, just after the cooling break. A goal that completely collapsed the defenses that Damac had built, which, with the defeat, was on its way to the Second Division. Right after the restart, Coman made it 2-0. The tranquility of the first gave way to euphoria and Al-Awwal Park began to boil. A ‘Bayern connection’ that made CR7 smile.
Christian, protagonist
But a match without scares is not an Al Nassr match. The locals got into trouble with a handball from Simakan that ended in a penalty converted by Sylla. A 2-1 that put fear in the body and reminded ghosts of the past. But then Cristiano Ronaldo appeared.
The one from Madeira had not gotten wet for two games. Neither against Al Hilal nor against Gamba Osaka, in the lost final of the Asian Champions 2. But At the title party, he joined. asked a slanted foul, almost more of a corner than a direct scoring opportunity. But he looked for the far post, with a bounce, and found the support of the defense and the goalkeeper, who took their side. A 3-1 that unleashed madness again.
However, he still had one more point left. His 974th goal. He caught a dead ball in the area and shot Kewin. Doublet and another gap that fills in his museum. A ‘check’ to the Saudi league and tears, the ones he left after the 4-1, which exemplify how much it has cost him to get to this celebration. At 41 years old, he is crowned again.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 34th title
And Cristiano took a weight off his shoulders. A huge one that had gripped him since his arrival in Saudi Arabia: achieving his first title as an Al Nassr player since FIFA does not recognize the Arab Club Championship that he won in 2023. Number 34 in his prolific career.
