O Al Hilal continues to get closer and closer to joining the Guinness Bookthe record book.
This Friday (1st), the team led by Jorge Jesus beat your rival Al Ittihad by 3 a 1turnaround, in a classic for the 22nd round of the Saudi Pro Leagueand arrived at 25 triumphs followed in official clashes.
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With this, the Riyadh team equaled the Ajaxfrom the Netherlands, who also won 25 consecutive matches in 1955.
Those commanded by Jorge Jesus they only need two more victories to tie the world record, which currently belongs to The New Saintsfrom Wales, with 27.
On the field, Al Ittihad started well in the classic and opened the scoring after 12 minutes, with Kante completing a great counterattack carried out by the Tigers.
Still in the 1st half, however, Saleh Al-Shehri tied for Al Hilal and reassured the fans that filled the Kingdom Arena.
In the second half, the home team completely dominated the proceedings and turned the score around in a natural way.
The turning point came at 14, after an excellent offensive plan from the Blues. Milinkovic-Savic invaded the area from the left and gave the Brazilian a perfect cross Malcom write it down in your head.
Present in the stadium’s stands, the striker Neymarwho continues to recover from injury, was thrilled with his compatriot’s goal and applauded a lot.
Shortly afterwards, Malcom passed it to Milinkovic-Savic, who passed it to the wing. Abdulhamid. The winger dribbled past two defenders and hit hard with his left to score a great goal.
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With the result, Al Hilal continues to lead Saudi, with 62 points, 9 more than the Al Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ittihad continues to disappoint, even after the arrival of the coach Marcelo Gallardo. The club has 37 points and is just in 5ª placing.
See the biggest winning streaks in the history of men’s football:
27 wins: The New Saints (Wales), in 2016
26 wins: Ajax (Netherlands), in 1971/72
25 wins: Ajax (Netherlands), in 1955, and Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), in 2023/24*
24 wins: Coritiba (Brazil), in 2011
23 wins: Bayern Munich (Germany), in 2020
22 wins: Real Madrid (Spain), in 2014
21 wins: Manchester City (England), in 2020/21
20 wins: Rangers (Scotland), in 2013
*Series started in 2023 and remains active in 2024