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Is Cristiano Ronaldo Playing Tonight for Al Nassr vs Al Hazem?

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Emmanuel Mendez | Last updated Oct 25, 2025 10:22 AM ET

Al Nassr will be playing an away game against Al Hazem in the Saudi Pro League today. The Al Nassr team has a perfect record in the Saudi Pro League so far, winning all five games.

Al Nassr are top of the league with 15 points after five matches, with a goal difference of +17. Their previous match in the Saudi Pro League was last weekend against Al Fateh FC, where they won 5-1.

Joao Felix scored a hat-trick, while the other goal scorers were Cristiano Ronaldo and Kingsley Coman. Despite the win, the team would look very different from the one that played mid-week in the AFC Champions League Two.

Kingsley Coman of Team Al-Nassr FC celebrates scoring their fourth goal during the Saudi Pro League match between Al Nassr and Al Fateh at Al Awwal Park on October 18, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images)

Al Nassr played in the FC Champions League Two earlier this week against FC Goa from India. The team was heavily rotated, and one of the stars who missed the game was Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo was not part of the Al Nassr squad on Wednesday, where Al Nassr defeated FC Goa 2-1 with goals from Angelo Gabriel and Haroune Camara.

Al Nassr head coach Jorge Jesus announced that Ronaldo would not make the trip to play against FC Goa.

There were a few concerns about a potential injury Ronaldo had suffered, which caused him to miss the FC Goa match, which brought questions about whether he will play against Al Hazem today.

Cristiano Ronaldo will play vs Al Hazem

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared in the Al Nassr training sessions for the match against Al Hazem, and everything indicates that he will not only play today, but he will start in the Saudi Pro League match.

Cristiano is ready for Al Hazem. pic.twitter.com/tGsaUg87Sv
— Al Nassr Zone (@TheNassrZone) October 24, 2025

Ronaldo is the second top-goalscorer for Al Nassr this season so far with five goals, and is three goals behind Joao Felix.

Ronaldo scored in his last two games in the Saudi Pro League. Al Nassr will look to continue to extend their winning streak in the league against Al Hazem and extend the gap to the other teams.

Ronaldo and the rest of the team made the trip for the away game today against Al Hazem.