Cristiano Ronaldo returned to action with a goal and his famous Siuuu celebration as he scored his 980th goal leaving just 20 more goals to hit the 1000th career goal mark. 

It has been a difficult few days for

Ronaldo

Ronaldo, but the 41 year old received a special welcome from Al Nassr supporters on Friday night.

Al Nassr supporters showed their backing for the Portuguese superstar following his recent controversy with national team coach Jorge Jesus.

Before their Saudi Pro League clash against Al Diriyah at Al Awwal Park in Riyadh, fans displayed a huge banner featuring Ronaldo’s famous CR7 logo alongside the message “Greatness is earned.”

Supporters also chanted his name, including in the seventh minute, in recognition of his iconic shirt number.

It was a clear show of support for their captain following his recent disagreement with Portugal coach Jorge Jesus.

Just 23 minutes into the match, the Portuguese forward reacted quickest after the Al Diriyah goalkeeper spilled the ball, finishing from close range to give Al Nassr the lead.

He then celebrated with his trademark Siuuu, much to the delight of the home supporters.

It was Ronaldo’s 980th official career goal, taking him another step closer to his extraordinary target of 1,000 goals.

The five time Ballon d’Or winner was left on the bench during Portugal’s Nations League encounter against Norway.

He subsequently left the national team camp following a disagreement with coach Jorge Jesus.The disagreement has raised questions about Ronaldo’s international future, although he has not announced his retirement from Portugal.