Al Ittihad confirmed as Saudi Pro League champions after defeating Al Raed
Al Ittihad are the new champions of Saudi Arabia, after mathematically confirming the first place on Thursday, beating Al Raed 3-1 on the day of match 32.
Al ittihad got off at the worst possible start in King Abdullah’s sports city when Al raedwho had already been displaced, opened the score in the ninth minute through Oumar Gonzalez.
However, in the first half, Al Ittihad returned the game. In the 21st minute, Abdulrahman Al Aboud helped Steven Bergwijn To make it 1-1, before Portugal Danilo pererairaSpaniard Unai hernandezHe returned the game in the 40th minute.
Right to the suggestion, in the 47th minute, Al Aboud made it 3-1, distributing any doubts about Al Ittihad’s early celebrations.
With this victory, Al Ittihad reached 77 points, nine more than Al Hilal, who still do not have to play this round, thus mathematically providing the Saudi Arabic title with two rounds to go, as they have the head -to -head advantage with the team trained by Jorge Jesus.
Al Ittihad recovered under Laurent Blanc after a disappointing end of the fifth place in 2023/24, 42 points behind the champions Al Hilal. The team from Jeddah took advantage of the fall of their rivals, took the lead on the day of match 19 and never left it.
Even without playing in the title game, My wife He is the prominent campaign performer, with 21 goals and nine assists in 28 games. He is the second best scorer in the league, just behind Cristiano Ronaldo (23). This is the French first title for Al Ittihad, who signed it in June 2023.