Ronaldo marks his 1,200th game with win

Online Desk

Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 1,200th professional match with a goal and an assist as he helped his Saudi League side Al-Nassr to get a 4-1 win over Al-Riyadh on Friday, reports Reuters.

"Cristiano Ronaldo has now played in 1,200 professional matches," the Saudi League posted on the X (formerly known as Twitter) platform, as the former Real Madrid player moved closer to Peter Shilton who leads the list of male players with the most official appearances.

The 38-year-old Ronaldo opened the scoring shortly after the half-hour mark when he tapped in a cross from Sadio Mane, who had had a goal disallowed in the first minute of the game.

The Portuguese star strengthened his status as the league's top scorer with his 16 goals from the season's 16 matches and helped his team to bounce back following a 3-0 defeat to leaders Al-Hilal last Friday.

"Three more points!" Ronaldo posted on social media. "Thankful to all my teammates who helped me reach my 1,200th match. What a ride but we're not done yet!"

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