Al Hilal wins the Riyadh derby and takes the lead in the Saudi League

Al-Hilal won the Riyadh Derby against its guest Al-Nasr by three clean goals, during the match that brought them together in the fifteenth round of the Saudi League.

The first half ended in a goalless draw, as the players of both teams did not succeed in translating any attack into a goal. In the second half, Al Hilal scored the lead goal through Sergej Savic in the 64th minute, and the referee canceled a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nasr player, in the 73rd minute, due to offside after… returning to VAR, then Alexander Mitrovic scored a second goal for Al Hilal in the last minute of regular time for the match, and in the second minute of stoppage time, Mitrovic added his second goal and the third for Al Hilal.

With this victory, Al-Hilal strengthened its lead in the league, raising its score to 41 points, seven points ahead of runner-up Al-Nasr, whose score stopped at 34 points. Al-Hilal continues to maintain its unbeaten record in the league this season, achieving its thirteenth victory in the league, compared to drawing in two matches, on the other hand, this loss became Al-Nasr’s third in the league this season, compared to winning 11 matches and drawing one match.