Ronaldo, another fabulous match: the perfect hat-trick, after the 3rd hat-trick in the last 7 games

Al Nassr made a show again, in the 30th stage of the Saudi Arabian championship. With Ronaldo and Mane in the foreground (the Senegalese managed a goal and two assists), Luis Castro’s team had no emotions with lowly Al Wehda, who are fighting to avoid relegation.

Having become the first player in history to pass the barrier of 30 goals in a season in 4 different championships, the Portuguese is on his third treble in the last 7 games played.

Ronaldo scored his 66th career hat-trick to take his tally to 52 goals in 52 games this season. He also assisted his team with 14 assists, making him 66 direct contributors to Al Nassr’s goals.

36 of Ronaldo’s 66 hat-tricks came after the age of 30, with him having more trebles in the latter part of his career.

Ronaldo has reached 890 goals in his entire career. If a very valuable top scored the first goal of his career today and went on to score 40 goals/year for 20 seasons, he still wouldn’t surpass the Lusitanian.

Despite the victory on the tennis score, Al Nassr has zero chance of the title, in the context in which the leader Al Hilal has never been defeated in the 29 matches played this season (goal difference 89-18). CR7 and Mane’s line-up is 9 points behind their rivals, with Al Hilal also having a game less played.

However, Ronaldo’s fantastic form is excellent news for his country’s national team, who are credited as top 3 favorites at the Euros, alongside France and England. With a midfield of Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva or Rafa Leao, Portugal will undoubtedly create plenty of scoring opportunities at the final tournament and CR7 is poised to extend his all-time record for national goals (128 in 206 parties).