Julien Domingues put Al Kholood ahead in the 16th minute, but Al Nassr quickly responded with an equaliser from Angelo Gabriel. Sadio Mané then put Al Nassr ahead, but Antoine Essomba drew Al Kholood level in first-half stoppage time.

WATCH: Ronaldo’s 15-minute hat-trick

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From there on, Ronaldo took over the contest. The former Real Madrid forward struck twice from close range and added a header to secure his seventh hat-trick for Al Nassr since arriving in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The performance pushed his career total to an incredible 67 hat-tricks for club and country—including 44 for Real Madrid, 10 for Portugal, seven for Al Nassr, and three each for Manchester United and Juventus.

Earlier in the day, Ronaldo had won the “Ballon d’Or of All Time,” or B.O.A.T., award, pipping Messi after a month of public online voting. Ronaldo won the award for his 2007/08 season, where he won his first Ballon d’Or after helping Manchester United win the Premier League as well as the Champions League with 42 goals in all competitions. Messi, meanwhile, finished second for his 2012 Ballon d’Or win.

Earlier this month, Ronaldo, meanwhile, was fined by the Portuguese football federation for walking out of the national team’s camp. Ronaldo was fined $285 (255 euros and approximately Rs 27,000) and suspended from the national team for 30 days.

According to a report by the Associated Press, the suspension began on October 1, the day of Portugal’s game against Denmark, which means that he has served 19 days of the suspension already. Thus, Ronaldo is expected to be available for Portugal’s next Nations League match on November 14 against Denmark.