The Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr match in the Saudi League witnessed a new confrontation between Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
The advantage was clear for Ronaldo last season after Al-Nassr won the first leg 5-2 and repeated the victory in the second leg 4-2.
But this season, Al-Ittihad succeeded in achieving a 2-1 victory to continue its lead in the Saudi League standings.
Perhaps the most prominent feature of the Clasico that was played in the Shining Jewel was that Benzema was the one who put Al-Ittihad ahead in the 55th minute, and Ronaldo immediately responded with an equalizing goal in the 57th minute.
Steven Bergwijn’s goal decided the victory for Al-Ittihad in the last moments, bringing “Al-Ameed” to 36 points, 5 points ahead of Al-Hilal, with one less match for the Blue Wave.
The conflict between Benzema and Ronaldo was not only in this match, but it extends to the Roshn League scorers table.
After their goals today, the duo are tied for second place in the league’s top scorers with 10 goals each, while Aleksandar Mitrovic still leads with 12 goals.