Al-Hilal destroyed Abha (7-0) this Thursday in the Saudi Football League in a streak of 19 consecutive victories, allowing Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus to break his personal record of 18 consecutive victories with Benfica.
In this one-sided game of the 18th round, Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was the man of the match, scoring a hat-trick in the 18th, 79th and 90+5 minutes, with Mitrovic (25), Al-Dawsari (The remaining goals scored 72 goals, Canno (82) and Portugal international Ruben Neves (86).
With the win, Al Hilal became the isolated leader of the Saudi Arabian Championship with 50 points, 13 more than second place, Luis Castro’s Al Nasr, Cristiano Ronaldo and Otavio, who can close the gap as they have two games less.
In turn, Al-Khaleej, led by Pedro Emanuel, beat Al-Faiha 3-0 at home, with Ivo Rodriguez, Fabio Martins and Pedro Rebocho included in the starting line-up.
The goals from the penalty spot were scored by South Korean Woo Young Jung (21), Togolese Khaled Narey (32), and an own goal by Sami Al Khaibari (82) sealed the final result.
Pedro Emanuel’s team remains in 10th place with 22 points, while today’s opponents are just behind them in 11th place with 19 points.