Sergej Milinkovic-Savic kept the primera división de arabia saudita race alive with the only goal in Al-Hilal’s 1-0 win over Damac. The result left Al-Nassr on 76 points and denied Cristiano Ronaldo’s side the chance to seal the title early.
Milinkovic-Savic Breaks The Deadlock
Al-Hilal needed one goal and got it from Milinkovic-Savic, enough to take the minimum difference over Damac and put pressure back on the league leaders. The midfielder’s finish was the decisive action in a result that kept the championship unresolved.
That mattered immediately for Al-Nassr because the gap at the top stayed at five points with four rounds remaining. A win in its postponed jornada 30 match against Al-Ahli would lift Al-Nassr to 79 points, but it still would not finish the race with the trophy in hand after Al-Hilal’s response.
Al-Nassr At 76 Points
Al-Nassr’s 76-point total leaves the club in range, but not yet in control. The team has not won the Saudi league since 2019, and it finished runner-up in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, so the margin for another missed chance is already part of the story.
The setup for the remaining stretch is direct: Al-Nassr must keep winning and also track what Al-Hilal does from here. The two sides are scheduled to meet in jornada 32, which gives the title race one more head-to-head checkpoint before the season closes.
Jornada 32 Looms For Rival Clubs
Ronaldo remains tied to the outcome because every point now shapes whether Al-Nassr can finally turn its recent runner-up finishes into a title. Al-Hilal’s narrow victory did not decide the championship, but it removed the shortcut Al-Nassr was chasing and pushed the pressure onto the next round of matches.
