IN A DUEL OF FORMER FLAMENGO COACHES, JORGE JESUS ​​BEATS VITOR PEREIRA IN A FULL MATCH

Jorge Jesus was victorious in the duel former Flamengo coaches with Vitor Pereira, this Saturday (30), in Saudi Arabia. Al Hilal, led by JJ, beat Al Shabab 4-3, in a comeback, and extended the streak of most victories in the history of football to 30 games. Another ex-Fla who stood out in the clash was striker Michael, with an assist for the last goal.

Vitor Pereira's team opened the scoring after just 2 minutes, with a beautiful shot from outside the area by Musab Fahd . But Al Hilal soon showed why they are the leaders of the Saudi Championship and have a historic football record, turning the game around with two goals from Mitrovic between the 20th and 27th minutes. And the Serbian Milinković-Savić, in a move that is already characteristic of infiltrating the area, made it 3-1 at the end of the first half.

Al Shabab tried to launch an attack in the second half, but opened space for the Michael's speed. The ex-Flamengo striker and “pupil” of Jorge Jesus received the ball quickly on the counterattack, prevented the ball from going out on the touchline and found a perfect cross for Al-Dawsari to seal the victory.

Alsebyani and Romain Saïss scored two goals for Al Sahabab and led the attempt to equalize the score. But the reaction was not enough and the game ended with a score of 4 to 3.

With the result, Al Hilal reaches 71 points and extends its advantage at the top of the Saudi Championship. There is a 12-point advantage over rival Al Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo's team, with seven rounds remaining. Furthermore, the team has the best attack (76) and the best defense of the tournament (16 goals conceded).