Al-Hilal, coached by Portuguese Jorge Jesus, became Saudi Arabian football champions for the 19th time in their history this Saturday, defeating Al-Hazm 4-1 at home in the 31st round of the Saudi League.
Mitrovic (15 and 45+3 minutes), an own goal from Al-Juwayda (39) and Milinkovic-Savic (45+6) sealed Al-Hilal’s triumph, despite Selemani’s goal (34) in favor of the outsiders.
Portugal international Ruben Neves was in the starting line-up, coming off in the 62nd minute, and also celebrated the title for Al Hilal, who are still unbeaten, while Tose was in the eleventh at the last, helping Selemani score.
Overall, the Riyadh club have 89 points, just shy of second-placed Al Nasr, owned by coach Luis Castro, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 77, thus celebrating their 19th Saudi title, reinforcing their status record holder for trophies. , with eight more places than second.
The 69-year-old coach won the championship in the third country after Portugal (Benfica) and Brazil (Flamengo), the 21st title in a career that includes two Saudi Arabian Super Cups, the first of which came in the 2018/19 season , his first stint at Al-Hilal and another one this season.
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Source: CM Jornal
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