Al-Nassr Loses to Al Qadisiyah, Ronaldo Scores

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Al-Nassr in their 2-1 loss to Al-Qadisiyah, marking his seventh goal of the season and his first from open play since the opening weekend. Despite this achievement, Al-Nassr fell six points behind league leaders Al-Hilal and are currently in third position, putting further pressure on their title ambitions. The defeat, which marked the team's first league loss of the season, came after Julian Quinones equalized and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the winning goal for Al-Qadisiyah. Ronaldo has now scored 69 goals in 80 appearances for Al-Nassr since his arrival in January 2023, but the team has not won a league title during his tenure. Al-Nassr will next compete in the AFC Champions League against Al-Gharafa, hoping to regain momentum. This ongoing struggle highlights the challenges Ronaldo faces in achieving collective success despite his individual scoring records.