Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, a striker for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasr, delivered a message to fans following his team’s victory over Tajikistan’s Istiklal in Dushanbe on Monday evening.
Ronaldo leveled for Al Nasr at 1-1 with a fine strike in the 66th minute, scoring his first goal of the continental competition before his Brazilian teammate Anderson Talisca added two more goals for Al Nasr ” in the 72nd and 77th minutes, contributing to its 3–1 victory in the competition. Second round of the group stage of the 2023–2024 AFC Champions League.
Ronaldo wrote on his official account on the X platform: “A good match by the whole team… another victory.”
Good game from the whole team!
Glad I scored my first goal #ACL goal in the champions league!💪🏼⚽️
Let’s continue to win!💙💛 pic.twitter.com/cz5U1saxYd– Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 2, 2023
The Portugal legend expressed his joy at scoring the first goal of his AFC Champions League football career at Al Nasr Stadium at First Park.
Al-Nasr strengthened their position at the top of the fifth group with 6 points, followed by Persepolis with three points, then Al-Duhail and Istiqlal Dushanbe with one point.
Notably, Cristiano failed to score in the match between Al Nasr and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the UAE playoffs, as well as against Iranian Persepolis in the first round of the group stage, before he managed to do so in match with Esteghlal. Dushanbe.
Source: Twitter/Cristiano
