EFE Agency
Mexico City / 03/01/2024 16:41:36
Al Hilal took advantage of Thursday’s setback by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr, who did not go beyond a draw against the bottom team, won their duel with Al Ittihad, who suffered the absence of Karim Bemzema (3-1), and increased their advantage as leader of the Saudi Arabia League after the twenty-second day.
Al Hilal, in which Neymar, absent for months due to injury, the Moroccan goalkeeper Bono, the Brazilian Malcom, the Serbians Sergei Milinkovic Savic or Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Portuguese Ruben Neves and the Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly, are nine points ahead of the Al Nassr.
The team led by the Portuguese Jorge Jesus has won twenty of the twenty-two matches it has played. He has tied the other two. He does not know defeat.
The victory at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh required a comeback because Frenchman Ngolo Kante put the visitors ahead after twelve minutes.
The Argentine Marcelo Gallardo could not count on Benzema, out of the call due to injury, and Al Hilal took advantage of it, who tied six minutes before the break thanks to Saleh Al Shehri. It was in the second half when two assists from Milinkovic Savic, taken advantage of by Malcom at the hour mark and by Saud Abdulhamid in the 67th minute, turned the situation around and won the home team.
Previously, Abha, with a double from the Polish Grzegorz Krychowiak, beat Al Taee (2-0) and Al Riyad beat Al Akhdoud away (1-2).