Ronaldo smashes hat-trick to continue red-hot form at Al Nassr
Portuguese forward scored his second hat-trick in three games
Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo continued his red-hot form for Al Nassr as he struck a hat-trick against Damac in the Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo's Al Nassr travelled to seventh-place Damac in the hopes of continuing their winning streak.
Ronaldo quickly established himself, scoring three goals in the first 45 minutes.
18 minutes into the match, the Portuguese scored the game's first goal by slamming a penalty kick into the left side of the net well beyond the reach of the goalkeeper.
After only five minutes, he received the ball on the edge of the box and blasted it with his left foot, putting Al Nassr in a strong position to win.
To cap off a strong first half, Ronaldo scored his hat trick just before the break.
He received the ball on the right side of the box, and with an easy tap-in, he completed his second hat-trick in three Saudi Pro League games.
This was his 32nd hat-trick after turning 30 and the 62nd of his illustrious career. It also means that he was involved in each of Al Nassr's 10 league goals, eight of which he scored on his own and two of which he assisted. All of these contributions came in his previous five matches.
A record-breaking 827 goals have been scored by Ronaldo altogether throughout his career, which has seen him succeed in five different nations.
Al Nassr retained their two-point lead over Al Ittihad at the top of the table despite failing to add any additional goals to Ronaldo's three and the 3-0 victory.
