Today, Al Hilal, led by Jorge Jesus, defeated Al Khaleej, led by Pedro Emanuel, 4-1, in the 27th round of the Saudi Football League, while Al Nassr, led by Luis Castro, defeated Damac (1-0).

Team Jesus continued its steadfastness, raising the world record for consecutive victories, which it belongs to, to 32, with goals from Saleh Al-Shehri (seven minutes), Malcolm (42 and 48), Abdullah Al-Hamdan (90 + 6), and in the middle, Adel Muhammad Sharif (nine). Result for Pedro Emmanuel's team.

Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves started for Al Hilal, but was substituted in the second half, while Pedro Emanuel included three Portuguese players in the eleven Gulf squad: left-back Pedro Rebocho and midfielders Ivo Rodriguez and Fabio Martins.

In the tournament, Al Hilal remains in the lead with 77 points, 12 points behind Al Nassr, which has 65 points, with only seven rounds remaining until the end of the competition. Al-Khaleej ranks ninth with 34 points.

Al-Nasr, coached by Luis Castro, also won away at Damac Stadium, but by a narrow margin, in a match in which the Portuguese coach decided to rest some key players – and Portuguese international Otavio was not called up – including Cristiano Ronaldo. This was a few days before the confrontation with Al Hilal, on Monday, in the 28th round.

The goal that gave Al-Nassr victory was scored in stoppage time, by Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte, in the 90th + 1 minute, and Castro was forced to sit on the bench and put Ronaldo, the top scorer in the Saudi League, on the field. (29 goals) Sadio Mane or Brozovic.