By Miguel Rapetti
02 Apr 2024, 00:55 AM EDT
The top active scorer in football, Cristiano Ronaldo, could be very close to achieving a feat never before seen in football, which will only be possible if he achieves his goal-scoring lead in the Saudi Arabian league with Al-Nassr.
According to data shared by the Twitugal account on the social network could increase his legacy within football.
The Portuguese striker would become the first player in history to manage to tie the scoring lead in four different leagues, in a record that other soccer legends such as Lionel Messi, Pelé or Diego Armando Maradona have not been able to achieve.
In fact, he already has the record of being a goalscorer in three different leagues, although he shares this record with Luis Suárez and Robert Lewandowski.
Despite this, he is also still the only player to have achieved the top scoring title in three of the top five, commanding the Premier League tables in the 2007-2008 season (31), LaLiga on three occasions: 2010-2011 ( 40), 2013-2014 (31) and 2014-2015 (48), as well as in Serie A during 2020-2021 (29).
Although Cristiano Ronaldo’s scoring instinct is still intact at 39 years old, with 33 goals and 11 assists in 34 games in all competitions, his personal success has not been transferred to the team like the successes he experienced in the past with his previous players. equipment.
And that is thanks to the fact that Al-Nassr is currently eliminated from all the competitions in which it participates and although it has not lost the opportunity to fight for the local title, the leader Al-Hilal is 12 points ahead with very few days to be played.
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