Portugal football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo moved up to third place on Real Madrid's all-time top scorers after he fired a goal in a 2-0 win over Elche to help the club maintain their lead on top of the La Liga table.
Ronaldo fired the 290th goal of his Real career to overtake Carlos Santillana's record of 289 goals and is now 33 goals behind Raul's record of 323.
Real took the lead when Karim Benzema scored a scrappy opening goal before Ronaldo powerfully headed in a second, the BBC reported.
Real's have now gained a four-point advantage over Barcelona at the top of La Liga.
Real Madrid had claimed on their website that Ronaldo reached the 290-goal milestone in their Champions League last-16 tie against Schalke on 18 February.
However, La Liga officially awarded a goal that the club had credited to Ronaldo in a game against Real Sociedad in September 2010, to Portuguese compatriot Pepe, the report added.
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