"Ruben Neves' second-half stunner helped Al-Hilal on their way to a 3-0 win over Al-Hazem, moving his team four points clear at the Saudi Pro League summit. Al-Nassr have the chance to close the gap back to a point if they beat Al-Qadsiah later on Thursday, but Al-Hilal have ensured the pressure is on Cristiano Ronaldo and co. Bruno Varela was tested inside the first three minutes of the contest, with the Al-Hazem goalkeeper doing brilliantly to smother Marcos Leonardo's attempt from inside the area."
"A pinpoint diagonal delivery from deep by Neves was met by the head of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, who timed his run to perfection before glancing the ball into the net. Al-Hilal came close to doubling their tally four minutes later, but a sensational double stop from Varela denied both Mohamed Kanno and Malcom. However, the league leaders got their second after the break, with Neves hitting a fierce shot from 25 yards out that thundered off the underside of the crossbar on its way in."
Ruben Neves scored a spectacular second-half 25-yard strike as Al-Hilal beat Al-Hazem 3-0 to move four points clear atop the Saudi Pro League. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic opened the scoring with a header from a precise Neves diagonal in the 29th minute. Bruno Varela produced an early save and later a sensational double stop to deny further chances. Darwin Nunez sealed the win with a 90th-minute tap-in from Kaio Cesar's cross. Al-Hilal recorded an expected goals total of 2.99 from 14 shots versus Al-Hazem's 0.12 from six, and extended their unbeaten home run to 11 Pro League matches (W9 D2), including five straight home wins.
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