Party postponed in Saudi Arabia. Al Nassr won, this Thursday, at the home of Al-Akhdoud (2-3), in a game counting for the 31st round of the Saudi championship, and postponed the title party of Al Hilal, of Jorge Jesus and Rúben Neves.

Entering the final stretch of the competition, Al Nassr, of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Castro and Otávio, knew that they could not lose points at the Al Akhdoud Club Stadium, under penalty of seeing their rival from Riyadh become champion, given that Al Hilal needed only one point to celebrate the title.

And the match could not have started better for the visitors. At seven minutes, Marcelo Brozovic scored the first of the match. Just before the quarter-hour mark, Cristiano Ronaldo made it 2-0 and reached what is his best mark since arriving in Saudi Arabia (33 goals).

However, what Al Nassr certainly did not expect was a reaction from the home team during the second half. Al Habib scored the 2-1 at 60 minutes, before ex-Casa Pia Saviour Godwin re-established the tie ten minutes later.

Both Al Nassr and Al-Akhdoud tried to score again until the final whistle, and this ended up happening through the brilliance of Brozovic. In a move in which Cristiano Ronaldo hit the crossbar with his head, the Croatian took advantage of a loose ball and, first time, scored twice in the match.

After the accounts were settled, Al Nassr secured second place with 77 points, postponing the celebrations of Jorge Jesus' Al Hilal, who remain one point away from the title. Al-Akhdoud is 15th with 28.

Al-Akhdoud:

إليكم تشكيل الفريق لمواجهة الليلة #الاخدود_النصر

@ssc_sports 1HD#الأخدود | #دوري_روشن_السعودي | #yallaRSL pic.twitter.com/xCZCFd2cmh

— نادي الأخدود السعودي (@ALAKHDOUD) May 9, 2024

Al Nassr:

|| Starting lineup,@AlNassrFC vs #AlOkhdood pic.twitter.com/cx9tzOJIO8

— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) May 9, 2024

Preview

Today there may be a champion in Saudi Arabia. Al Nassr, of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Castro and Otávio, will, this Thursday, go to the home of Al-Akhdoud, knowing that they cannot lose points in this match of the 31st round of the Saudi championship.

Al Hilal, of Jorge Jesus and Rúben Neves, is just one point away from the title. And a possible slip by Al Nassr at the home of Al-Akhdoud hands over the title to their rival from the city of Riyadh.

The match between Al-Akhdoud and Al Nassr, which will take place at the Al Akhdoud Club Stadium, is scheduled to start at 7:00 pm and you can follow it on Desporto ao Minuto.

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