Malcom, a forward from Brazil, scored twice to help Al Hilal defeat Al Ittihad 4-1 and win the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday night at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
With only seven games left in the Saudi Pro League, the Riyadh team is 12 points ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in the standings. Although this is their first prize of the season, it is probably not their last.
This season, Jorge Jesus’ team is vying for four trophies: the King’s Cup, the Asian Champions League, and the championship.Al Hilal star hurt. While not participating in the match, Neymar assisted his team in raising the trophy during the festivities.
Al Hilal, who won the Saudi Super Cup for the fourth time and increased their winning streak to 34 games across all competitions, took the lead five minutes in thanks to a one-two with Malcom.
It was a challenging match, and we were happy to win our first championship of the year and score two goals. Malcom stated to SSC Channel that we still have more trophies to go for.
Karim Benzema, the striker for Al Ittihad who was acquired from Real Madrid in the summer, failed to hit the net. At the same time, Abderrazak Hamdallah equalized in the twenty-first minute by striking on the rebound after Yassine Bounou of A Hilal saved his penalty.
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