Cristiano Ronaldo broke his long-standing goal drought in league football when he found the net from the spot during Al Nassr's 2-2 draw against Al Fateh on Friday. The skipper of Portugal, who moved to Saudi Arabia on a free transfer after his Manchester United contract was terminated by mutual consent, opened his account for the club with a late penalty at the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium.
The Saudi Pro League leaders came back twice from behind to secure a point on the road.
It was an important goal, as the forward was having a subpar game. He missed a clear chance with the goalkeeper off his line but scuffed the shot as it went high and wide in the 35th minute of the match. Later, in the 45th minute, Ronaldo once again had a sight of goal but was unfortunate as the ball hit the post.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner eventually end his bad form with a routine penalty in the 92nd minute before his teammate Talisca, who scored Al Nassr's first goal to cancel out Cristian Tello's opener, was sent off in a dramatic finale.
Ronaldo had scored twice for Riyadh All-Stars in a 5-4 friendly draw against a Paris Saint-Germain side that included Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe last month.
