Ighalo was mesmerized by Cristiano Ronaldo as Al Nassr beat Al Wehda 6-0 to keep title hopes alive.
Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo were on fire as Al-Nassr secured a crucial victory on Saturday to maintain their hopes of winning the Saudi Pro League.
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After converting Marcelo Brozovic's header into a straightforward header, he doubled his score seven minutes later.
Mane then made a great ball for Otavio to score his third goal.
When the Portuguese player found himself one-on-one with Munir, he took a touch inside the area and then lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper into the back of the net.
The former Liverpool player entered the scorebook at the end of the first half.
After receiving the ball from Ronaldo, the winger quickly played a one-two with Otavio and then pushed the ball into the net.
Ronaldo scores hattrick against Ighalo
After dominating the first half, Al-Nassr showed no signs of stopping as their striker completed his hat-trick in the 50th minute, adding to their total.
Following a through pass from Mane, the Portugal captain went on an incredible run to score his 41st goal overall of the current season.
Then, after Mohamedi had blocked Meshari Al-Nemer's initial attempt, Mohamed Al-Fatil scored the sixth goal of the evening.
Ronaldo was his team's standout player once more and he was quite clinical in front of goal.
The 39-year-old scored his 66th hat-trick in his storied career because he was too hot for the Al-Wehda teammates to handle.
The Saudi Pro League's most important matchup between Al Nassr and Al-Akhdoud is scheduled for this Thursday.
Super Eagles of Nigeria star Odion Ighalo was in action for Al Wehda against Al Nassr.
Ighalo featured for 90 minutes while Ronaldo was substituted for Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem in the 79th minute.
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