The showdown between the top two teams in the Saudi Arabian League started with leaders Al Hilal thanks to two goals from Serbian Serge Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic. Al Nasr defeated Cristiano Ronaldo (3-0). Sight from top.
The Neymar-led side, led by Bono, Malcom, Koulibaly and Ruben Neves, are currently seven points behind Al Nasr despite missing out due to injury.
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Ronaldo, Aymeric Laporte, Alex Telles and Sadio Mane continued to battle for victory and had great chances before ultimately succumbing to success in the closing stages.
Al Hilal had recorded 14 wins, eight in the league, until just after the hour mark when Saudi Abdulhamid crossed from the right and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic A header from the penalty spot gave Al Hilal the lead. Goalkeeper Nawaf Al Akudi.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal was disallowed for offside, Al Nasr’s reaction was not rewarded.
The decision was taken by Colombian referee Vilma Roldan, who could have awarded Al Nasr a penalty minutes later, This prompted a controversial reaction from CR7, who smiled and made a gesture as if to suggest he was being paid money for refusing to score.
Al Hilal accelerated in the final minutes and extended their lead. In the 90th minute, Salem Al-Dawsari took a corner kick and Mitrovic scored with a header. Two minutes later, he scored again after receiving a pass from compatriot Milinkovic-Savic.
With this win, Al-Hilal, which fell behind by 10 points in the 94th minute due to Ali Al-Blayhi’s expulsion, consolidated its lead and overtook Nasr, which is currently seven points behind.
Roldan is coaching his second game in the Arab League and there has been some controversy surrounding his job, with analyst and former referee Jose Borda revealing on his X account:
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