Al Hilal just met Al Hazm in round 31 of the Saudi Arabia National Championship. The host took a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute thanks to Aleksandar Mitrovic’s penalty. Al Hazm responded with a goal from Faiz Salemani in the 34th minute.

However, Ahmed Al Juwaid’s own goal gave Al Hilal a 2-1 lead in the 39th minute. At the end of the first half, Al Hilal rose to a 3-1 lead thanks to Mitrovic’s second goal. This goal seemed to destroy Al Hazm’s determination to earn points and also “cut off” Al Nassr’s hope of winning the championship.

Even in the 6th minute of injury time of the first half, Neymar’s team scored the 4th goal. Midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic made Al Hazm’s goal shake with an accurate kick in the penalty area.

In the past 5 seasons, there have been 4 years when Al Hilal won the national championship

The 4-1 score lasted until the match ended because in the second half, Al Hilal did not score any more goals. The 3-goal difference is more than enough for them to pocket 3 points, thereby officially winning the 24th Saudi Arabia season with 12 points more than Al Nassr, while the tournament only has 3 rounds left.

The huge gap shows that Ronaldo’s team is still far behind Al Hilal in terms of level. Al Hilal is the only club in Saudi Arabia that has not lost a match since the beginning of the season. They also lead in the number of goals scored and the fewest goals conceded. Meanwhile, Al Nassr has lost 4 matches since the beginning of the season. They also lost to Al Hilal in direct confrontations.

The plan to bring Ronaldo back to break Al Hilal’s dominance seems to be falling apart with Al Nassr. They continued to experience a season that did not live up to expectations. Al Nassr lost steam in the championship race and was eliminated early in the Asian Cup. Now, they only have the Saudi King Cup final to avoid a blank season.