Al Hilal rose to the top of the Saudi Professional League standings, after defeating its host Damac 2-0, on Sunday, in the 12th round of the competition.Al Hilal, who achieved their tenth victory in the competition, raised their score to 32 points at the top of the standings, only one point ahead of Al Nassr, who are in second place, after losing in the same round to Al Ahli 2-3 on Friday. Al Hilal will meet Al Nassr on the 12th of this month in the top match of the 14th round of the competition, in a direct struggle for the top spot in the league standings, but it will have to face Al Hazm in the next round next Thursday.
On the other hand, Damac's balance froze at nine points in fourteenth place, which is only one point away from the relegation positions. Al Hilal took the lead through Darwin Nunez in the 35th minute, then Marcos Leonardo added the second goal in the 53rd minute.In Dammam, Al-Qadisiyah continued its uprising under the leadership of its new Irish coach, Rodgers, and achieved a broad victory over Al-Riyadh with a score of 4-0, which came from Kenones, Nahitan Nandez, Retighi, and Turki Al-Ammar.Al-Qadisiyah raised its score to 24 points in fifth place, while Riyadh remained with 8 points in 16th place.
