In the third round of the Saudi Pro League, Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, scored three goals—one each with his head, right foot, and left foot—as Al Nassr defeated Al Fateh 5-0.

Al Nassr ultimately earned the first three points in the Saudi League 2023–2024 after suffering two losses. The away squad’s strength against the home club, with the additions of center back Aymeric Laporte and $65 million midfielder Otavio, enabled them to win even though they didn’t appear to be totally open. All five goals were scored alternately by Ronaldo and Sadio Mane with easy close-range shots on Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi.Ronaldo also shone against the home club by scoring the first four goals after going two games without scoring. He took Marcelo Brozovic’s pass in the 27th minute and used a heel loop to make a one-touch assist between the opponent’s center-backs so that Sadio Mane could slide down and score. While Ronaldo and Mane hugged and danced to celebrate the table, the opposition team’s supporters lit flares. Ronaldo has now played in 32 games in all competitions this year, and that was his fourth assist.

Even though all three of Ronaldo’s goals came from within 5.5 yards of each other, scoring was what he did best, as it allowed him to record his first hat-trick in precisely six months. At a distance of roughly 4 meters, Ronaldo headed the ball into the goal unaided in the 38th minute after defender Sultan Al Ghannam hung it from the right side. While he jumped in celebration of the first goal scored in the Saudi League this season, he did not do the same for the next two.