Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first goal of 2024 – and the Portuguese superstar marked it with a new celebration.
Ronaldo got Al-Nassr‘s opener at Al Feiha in the Asian Champions League, after 81 minutes of the round of 16 tie had been played.
With a smart bit of interchange play with teammate Marcelo Brozovic, Ronaldo was able to get into the penalty box and dispatch the ball past an advancing goalkeeper.
The 39-year-old ran off to celebrate, jumping, before putting his hands across his chest, in a different celebration to his iconic SIUUU move.
The game finished 1-0, giving Al-Nassr a slender advantage ahead of the home leg which takes place next week, as they look to secure a spot in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Al-Nassr goal of 2024, and marked it with a new celebration
The 39-year-old star ran off to celebrate, jumping before putting his hands across his chest
It marked a contrast to Ronaldo’s more well-known SIUUU celebration, seen here last October
Ronaldo and Brozovic shared a give-and-go, before the Croatian midfielder flicked the ball into the penalty area, where the Portuguese star was able to volley the ball into the net, past Al-Feiha’s Serbian goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic.
Due to the Asian Cup, there has been no competitive club action for Al-Nassr, and whilst there was a visit to China during his extended break, he wasn’t able to play.
The injury left him cheering from the stands as Al-Nassr crushed Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 6-0.
At the weekend, Ronaldo stormed off the pitch after watching Al-Hilal’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic win the MVP award at the Riyadh Cup final.
Al-Nassr lost the Riyadh Seasons Cup final 2-0, and Ronaldo launched his runners-up medal high into the stands at the end of the game.
Before next week’s return leg, Al-Nassr host Al Fateh in a league game on Saturday night, their first Saudi Pro League game since December.
The 39-year-old was able to get into the penalty box and dispatch the ball past the goalkeeper
It was an improvement on the weekend, when he launched a runners-up medal into the crowd
