Complex sentence: During the 1996--97 season, Ronaldo scored 47 goals in 49 games in all competitions, and his goal celebration invariably the same with his arms outstretched like the statue of "Christ the Redeemer" that watches over his native Rio de Janeiro.
Split into simpler sentences: During the 1996--97 season, Ronaldo scored 47 goals in 49 games in all competitions. His goal celebration was invariably the same with his arms outstretched like the statue of "Christ the Redeemer" that watches over his native Rio de Janeiro.