Overview
- Ronaldo scored three times in a 15-minute span to turn a 2-2 game into a 5-3 victory for Al‑Nassr, with the goals coming in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes.
- João Félix set up much of the win by providing four assists, including service for two of Ronaldo’s strikes.
- The result improved Al‑Nassr’s position in the Saudi Pro League and put them level on points with the leaders while keeping a game in hand.
- The hat-trick moved the Saudi league’s official count for Ronaldo to 985 career goals and was reported as his 67th career treble.
- A separate dispute over a disputed Oct. 23 goal remains unresolved, with the league following the referee’s report while independent replay-based statisticians classify that sequence as an own goal, creating competing career totals.