Al Nassr will travel to the face Al Shabab on Play day 7 of the Saudi Pro League 2024-2025, with head coach Stefano Pioli looking to extend his unbeaten run since joining the club. In an attempt to maintain this strong run, Pioli has made an important decision about star striker Cristiano Ronaldo’s involvement in the match.

After his international appearance in the Nations League matches against Poland and Scotland, Ronaldo is keen to increase his score. Maybe he will today, because Cristiano Ronaldo will play against Al Shabab from the start.

Al Nassr had a difficult start to the seasonwhich resulted in the departure of former coach Luis Castro. However, under Pioli’s leadership, the team quickly turned things around. winning all five matches since his arrivalscored twelve goals and conceded only two. Ronaldo featured in four of those matches, contributing with four goals and one assist.

Currently, Ronaldo sits third in the SPL scoring charts 5 goals. The leader of the platoon is Al Hilal Aleksandar Mitrovic with 9 goalsfollowed by Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema, who scored seven times.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates after scoring the second goal during the AFC Champions League Elite match between Al Nassr and Al Rayyan at Al Awwal Park on September 30, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ronaldo’s contract situation at Al Nassr

Ronaldo’s contract with Al Nassr runs until 2025by then the Portuguese legend will be 40 years old. However, age doesn’t seem to worry the club’s executives. who are keen to keep him out of the original deal.

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According to Rudy Galetti, Ronaldo recently met with Al Nassr CEO Guido Fienga to discuss his contract. The conversations were described as “positive”, indicating that a contract extension for the global superstar could be in the works.

Al Nassr’s confirmed line-up

Bento; Salem AlnajdiMohammed SimakanAymeric LaporteNawaaf Boushal; Abdullah Alchaibari; Marcelo Brozovic; OtavioAnderson TaliscaSadio Mane; Christiano Ronaldo.