Cristiano Ronaldo was fuming after being denied a blatant handball in Al Nassr's Saudi Pro League clash with Al Riyadh on Friday evening.<br /><br />The Portuguese superstar made history as he recorded his 1,200th career appearance, having previously spent the majority of his illustrious time in football playing football.<br /><br />Ronaldo kick-started Saudi Arabia's footballing revolution when he became the first marquee signing of the Middle Eastern league in December last year.<br /><br />Neymar, Sadio Mane, Fabinho, and Jordan Henderson have since followed.<br /><br />Ronaldo's Al-Nassr side was attempting to bounce back from a run of two previous games without a win, when they hosted Al-Riyadh in the Saudi capital, but the 38-year-old was unhappy when he was denied a penalty for handball.<br /><br />His shot smashed into the arm of Birama Toure and replays appeared to show the Riyadh midfielder stuck out his elbow to stop the effort from going in.<br /><br />Ronaldo demanded a penalty that would have given him the chance to score his 18th goal of the season in all competitions for Al-Nassr and a VAR review momentarily gave hope that a spot-kick would be awarded.<br /><br />However, the intervention of the video assistant referee ruled no foul play had occurred as play continued, with Ronaldo astonished at the decision.<br /><br />The former Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Juventus star was determined to bounce back and eventually broke the deadlock for his side in the 31st minute.<br /><br />Ronaldo's first-half strike squirmed past goalkeeper Martín Campana and prompted emphatic celebrations from the hosts.<br /><br />Further goals from fellow Portuguese Otavio and a second-half brace from Talisca inspired Al-Nassr to a vital 4-1 victory that keeps pressure on Al-Hilal at the top of the table.<br /><br />The result moves Ronaldo and his team-mates to within seven points of league leaders Al-Hilal.
