Soon after the half-hour mark, Sadio Mane, who had had a goal disallowed in the opening minute of the match, tapped in a cross from Ronaldo, 38, to open the scoring.

With 16 goals in 16 games this season, the Portuguese player cemented his position as the league’s top scorer and enabled his team to recover from last Friday’s 3-0 loss to league leaders Al-Hilal.

“Leave me three points!” Ronaldo shared something on Twitter. “I’m grateful to my entire squad for making it to my 1,200th match. We’re not quite through with this ride yet.

Three minutes into injury time in the first half, Ronaldo set up his compatriot Otavio’s header.

Brazilian Talisca of Al-Nassr scored twice in the second half, with Andre Gray of Al-Riyadh scoring a consolation goal in between.

 

Al-Riyadh are in 14th place with 16 points, while Al-Nassr are in second place with 37 points, seven behind Al-Hilal.

Though the exact number is up for debate, former England goalie Shilton is recognized as the record holder for the most competitive men’s professional games. While Shilton states on his X feed that the total is 1,387, other statistics sources claim 1,390.