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Thursday's Second Match: Messi and Ronaldo May Share the Pitch if the Portuguese Star Recovers from Calf Injury

Cristiano Ronaldo had a stupendous 2023 as he ended the year after becoming the world's top goal-scorer

Ronaldo went down in the box in the opening moments and the referee pointed to the spot, but Ronaldo joined Persepolis players in disputing the penalty

Ronaldo scored for the seventh successive game, and then two goals in quick succession from Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca gave Al-Nassr the win

The game was played inside an empty stadium after Persepolis was ordered to play without fans for one game by AFC after Indian club Goa complained about an offensive social media post made by the club in 2021

Ronaldo arrived on his first visit to Iran with the Saudi football club Al Nassr, which is set to play Iran's Persepolis in Tehran on Sept. 19

Ever since joining the Saudi Arabian club from Manchester United in January this year, he has scored 20 goals in 25 appearances.

In his first season, Portugal's goal-scoring machine Cristiano Ronaldo scored 14 goals in 16 games.

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Ronaldo shared a picture with both thumbs raised after passing his medical, captioning it: "Medical done".

"I am excited to experience a new football league in a different country," Ronaldo said in Al-Nassr's statement announcing the deal as quoted by ESPN.