Al Hilal snatched an exciting victory from their hosts Al Najma with a score of 4-2, in the match that took place on Friday evening at Al Najma Club's stadium, as part of the eighth round of the Roshen Saudi Professional League.

Italian coach Simone Inzaghi entered the match with a lineup that included Yassine Bounou, Hassan Tambakti, Mutaab Al-Harbi, Theo Hernandez, Youssef Akchichek, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Nasser Al-Dosari, Malcolm Oliveira, Salem Al-Dosari, and Marcos Leonardo.

The match started shockingly for Al Hilal, as Lazaro Vinicius capitalized on a defensive error between Tambakti and Bounou, scoring the first goal for Al Najma in the third minute of the match, much to the astonishment of Al Hilal's fans.

Al Hilal quickly responded with an equalizer from Salem Al-Dosari in the tenth minute, after an accurate cross from Mutaab Al-Harbi inside the penalty area, which Al-Dosari confidently placed in the net.

In the second half, Lazaro Vinicius received a red card in the 58th minute, but Ruben Neves accidentally scored an own goal in the 60th minute, giving Al Najma the lead again amidst great excitement.

Al Hilal then came back strongly, as Theo Hernandez equalized in the 71st minute from a pass by Salem Al-Dosari, before Jawad Yamiq of Al Najma was sent off, leaving his team to finish the match with nine players.

Al Hilal took advantage of the numerical disadvantage, scoring the third goal in the 78th minute through Abdulilah Al-Shammari's own goal, before Salem Al-Dosari concluded the match with a fourth goal in the last minute, securing a victory with three valuable points.

With this result, Al Hilal raised their points total to 20, occupying third place in the standings, while Al Najma remained at the bottom of the table without any points after eight rounds.