Karim Benzema had a new setback in Saudi Arabian football, after this Thursday he lost the Saudi Super Cup Final with Al-Ittihad by 1-4 against Al-Hilal in Abu Dhabi with the French striker starting the entire match .
In the Saudi Arabia League they are in fourth position, very far from the leader, also Al-Hilal, who without the Brazilian star Neymar due to injury has managed to stand out this season with goals from another Brazilian, Malcolm, and the Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic.
In the Saudi Super Cup Final, Al-Hilal took the lead after five minutes with a goal from Malcolm; The tie came in the 21st minute with a score by Abderrazak Hamed-Allah on a counterattack after missing a penalty.
However, before the break Salem Al Dawsari scored Al-Hilal’s second. For the second half the odds increased again with a goal by Malcolm at 89′ and Nasser Al Dawsari closed the account at 90+6′.
Al-Hilal won its fourth Saudi Super Cup after winning it previously in 2021. Al-Ittihad added its third runner-up finish in exchange for a title it won in 2022 under the new format.