Al Nassr moved closer to equalling one of football’s longest scoring runs after scoring in its 93rd consecutive Saudi Pro League match, beating Abha 2-1 with Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the decisive goal. The team now needs to score in three more matches to match the record set by Argentina’s River Plate, which found the net in 96 consecutive official matches in the 1930s.
Al Nassr’s run began against Al Riyadh
Al Nassr’s run began on 8 December 2023, when it beat Al Riyadh 4-1. The team’s last league match without scoring before the run began was against Al Hilal on the first day of the same month, ending in a 3-0 defeat.
Al Nassr will play its next match against Al Khaleej at Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam in the seventh round of the Saudi league, seeking to extend its scoring run and move closer to River Plate’s record.
96 matches and 316 goals for River Plate
River Plate’s run lasted from 13 September 1936, when it beat Ferro 3-2, until 4 June 1939, when it defeated Platense. It included 93 domestic league matches and three cup matches.
