AL- HASA Cristiano Ronaldo got off the mark for his new Saudi paymasters Al Nasser on Friday with a cessation- time penalty that saved a 2- 2 down draw against Al Fatah.
The Portuguese, who turns 38 on Sunday, buried the spot- kick in the 93rd nanosecond for a point that left the Riyadh club common top of the Saudi Pro League with a game in hand over Al Shahab.
Ronaldo broke his duck in his third appearance, after he fired blanks in the January 22 league palm over Ettifaq and in this week’s Super Cup loss to Al Etihad.
Days before his Al Nasser debut, he scored doubly for a Saudi compound platoon in an amusing 5- 4 loss to a Paris Saint- Germaine side featuring his great rival Lionel Messi.
The five- time Balloon d’Or winner, who holds the each- time records for titleholders League and transnational pretensions, will bank further than 400 million euros for his surprise move to Saudi, according to sources near to Al Nasser.
The giant sum includes 200 million euros for promoting Saudi Arabia’s anticipated common shot to host the 2030 World Cup, the sources told AFP.
Ronaldo has come a statuette for the conservative area’s drive to ameliorate its character through sports — a process that has drawn allegations of “ sports washing ”, or trying to sanities its mortal rights record.
