Cristiano Ronaldo scores 1st Champions League goal for Al-Nassr: Talisca brace completes comeback against Istiqol

Cristiano Ronaldo is back of the social media trends following his latest activity on the pitch.

The 38-year-old Portuguese football icon continued his goalscoring run with Al-Nassr on the continent.

Al-Nassr recorded a 3-1 victory against Tajikistan outfit Istiklol Dushanbe in an AFC Champions League group fixture played on Monday, October 2, 2023.

The first half was back and forth between two top teams on the Asian continent.

However, against the run of play, Istiklol Dushanbe took the lead in the 44th minute when Ivory Coast forward Senin Sebia converted a ball through to him by Dzenis Beganovic.

The goal means Istiklol Dushanbe took a 1-0 lead against Al-Nassr at the halftime break.

Al-Nassr started the second half playing with urgency and in the 66th minute found the equaliser through Ronaldo.

Ronaldo chipped the goalkeeper and hit his traditional celebration while telling the fans Calma.

Al-Nassr went in front in the 72nd minute when Anderson Talisca converted a ball through to him by Ayman Yahya.

Five minutes later Talisca had a brace as he converted a ball by Abdulrahman Ghareeb for his second of the game.

There will be no more goals in the game as Al-Nassr held on for an important win.

Ronaldo who scored his 10th league goal of the year in Al-Nassr's 2-1 victory over Al-Ta'ee on matchday 8 of the Saudi Pro League, continues his goal-scoring streak for the year.

The Portuguese football maestro continues to set records and now has over 35 goals in 2023.

Ronaldo was unable to find the back of the net for Al-Nassr in their Champions League opener against Persopolis of Iran.

Al-Nassr now has six points in the group from two games and Ronaldo will now aim to be the difference-maker when they take on Abha in their next league game scheduled for Monday, Friday, October 6, 2023.