Overview
- Al-Nassr beat Al Akhdoud 3-0 at Al-Awwal Park, with a first-half brace from Cristiano Ronaldo and a stoppage-time goal from João Félix.
- A Ronaldo hat-trick was denied after VAR ruled Sultan Al-Ghannam offside in the build-up to the finish.
- The victory made it 30 points from 10 matches and extended Al-Nassr’s lead to four over Al Hilal.
- The perfect start eclipsed Al Hilal’s previous best opening run of nine wins in 2018–19 under Jorge Jesus, who now coaches Al-Nassr.
- After receiving Best Middle East Player at the Globe Soccer Awards, Ronaldo said he intends to reach 1,000 goals if he stays injury-free, having moved to 956 career goals and 12 in the league, level with Félix for the scoring lead.