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Ronaldo welcomes Nunez with hat trick, Riyadh wins victory over Rio Avi

7:32pm, 8 August 2025【Football】

In the early morning of August 8, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and led Riyadh to win against Portugal Super League team Rio Avi in the warm-up match 4-0. Riyadh Crescent has negotiated a deal to introduce center Nunes from Liverpool, and Ronaldo is in good shape to meet the competition in the new season.

Saharan Super League giants have reached the level of mid-to-upstream teams in the five major European leagues. Facing last season's Portuguese Super League mid-to-upstream team, Riyadh has the advantage in winning. The newly joined Portuguese star Felix gave Ronaldo an assist and created a penalty kick, which was scored by Ronaldo, giving a good meeting gift to the big brother of the national team. If Mane hadn't lost a penalty, Riyadh victory had a chance to win with a bigger score.

C Ronaldo has won the victory in Riyadh, and his goal data has been very beautiful, but he has always been frustrated in the team's record level. Riyadh's victory failed to win the official championship. Riyadh Crescent is strong, and Jeddah United led by Benzema is also strong, and the Sands Super League championship is controlled by Riyadh Crescent and Jeddah United in turn. Last season, the newly-rise Jeddah nationals won the AFC Champions League title in recent years, but only Riyadh led by Cristiano Ronaldo won nothing.

This summer, Ronaldo and Riyadh successfully completed a sky-high contract renewal and also have a strong voice in club transfer operations. Felix was once known as the "Successor of Ronaldo" in the Portuguese national team. In the summer of 2019, the talented young man joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica for a sky-high price of 127 million euros. Although Felix's development has not been ideal in recent years and has not performed well in Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, and AC Milan, Ronaldo still insists on Riyadh to win and introduce this former sky-high player from Chelsea this summer.

Interestingly, both Felix and Nunes are produced by Benfica, who joined Liverpool at a high price of 85 million euros in 2022. This time, Ronaldo's city rival Riyadh New Moon has a transfer fee of about 53 million euros. Nunez not only has outstanding physical conditions, but also has a positive fight and has the opportunity to improve his goal efficiency in Sha Chao.

Riyadh Crescent seems to be one step ahead of Riyadh's victory in the transfer market. Nunez was the winner of the Portuguese Golden Boot Award back then. The Uruguayan center is far above the scoring ability of the frontcourt libero Felix, because Felix has always given people the impression of opening high and closing low in recent years. Nunes and Felix were both born in 1999. The two Benfica-produced players who have trained in the Premier League will compete in the new season of the Sands.

Although Ronaldo is 40 years old, his goal data is still very beautiful, but the improvement to the team's record is not obvious. In the new season, Riyadh victory will still face the siege of Riyadh Crescent, Jeddah United and Jeddah nationals, and it is still quite difficult to compete for the championship.

Text丨Reporter Liu Yi