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98th-Minute Own Goal Denies Al-Nassr Title, Sends Saudi Race to Final Day

Al-Nassr can secure the championship by beating Damac on May 21.

Overview

  • The Riyadh showdown finished 1-1 on Tuesday after a stoppage-time own goal by Al-Nassr goalkeeper Bento, delaying the title celebration.
  • The equaliser followed a long throw into the box, where Bento collided with defender Iñigo Martínez and fumbled the ball over his own line.
  • Al-Nassr stays five points clear at the top and will clinch the league by beating Damac on May 21, with Al-Hilal still holding a game in hand.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo, still seeking his first Saudi league crown, left around the 82nd minute and later posted that the dream is close and urged one more push.
  • Local reports described clashes and objects thrown in the stands after the final whistle, though accounts differed on the scale of the disorder.