Saudi Arabia Championship assigns Cristiano Ronaldo the second goal of Al Nassr's victory over Al-Faisaly for 1-3, but Opta, which provides data to the most popular tools in the world, considers Andrei Girotto to score on the goal itself.
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24/10/2026
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Afinal, who scored the second goal of the victory achieved by Al Nassr, in the trip to King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium, on the Al-Faisaly, by 1-3, in meeting to count for the 11th day of Saudi Arabia's leading football league? This is one of the questions of the moment, in world football.
The bid in question took place at the 49 minute pass, when the team guided by the Australian coach Ange Postecoglou already won, for 0-1. In charging for a free kick, the Portuguese international João Félix ‘bombed’ the ball for the ‘heart’ of the large area, where the ball touched... on someone, before finding the way to the goal guard Fernando Pacheco.
The images are not at all enlightening, but the truth is that Cristiano Ronaldo soon complained about the attempt, rehearsing the already traditional feast, before heading back to the midfield itself, trying to confirm, sometimes with referee Abdullah Al-Owaidan, or with the bench of alternates, that it would have been the very one to expand the count.
The Saudi Arabia national championship officially assigned the attempt to the former Sporting player... unlike Opta, a platform specialized in the processing of sports data that ‘feeds’ some of the most used tools on the planet, such as FlashScore or SofaScore.
In these, the bid arises as having been a self-governing of the Brazilian Andrei Girotto, who diverted the ball and 'traced' the goalkeeper himself. A further controversy is thus in place at a time when Madeira is closer than ever to becoming the first player in world football history to reach the 1,000 goals barrier.
At this time, the 41-year-old advanced has 981... or 982 straight shots throughout his career, depending on the source consulted, so it is to be expected that, soon, an official clarification will emerge that can make clear if he is missing 18 or 19 to arrive at the feat that there is so much demand.
The situation at Al Nassr
After the accounts, with this result, Al Nassr added 25 points earned after ten days, a record that leaves him in the second position of the Saudi Arabian championship, in equality with Al-Qadisiyah (who has another game held) and two away from the leader, Al Hilal.
The team of Cristiano Ronaldo is also part of the fight for the Saudi Arabia Super Cup (will face the Al-Kholood, in the final half), the King's Cup (will measure forces precisely with the same opponent, in the 'eight') and the Asian Champions League (takes the seventh place of the West Group, with the same three points of Neftchi).
In expectation of Jorge Jesus
It is also expected to see whether Cristiano Ronaldo will be summoned to the last two games of the League of Nations group stage, against Denmark (on November 14, Braga Municipal Stadium) and Wales (on November 17, Cardiff City Stadium), after having abandoned the last stage, in disagreement with Jorge Jesus.

