Overview
- Al Hilal lifted the King’s Cup with a 2-1 comeback over Al Kholood after falling behind to Ramiro Enrique’s early strike.
- Nasser Al Dawsari leveled before halftime and Theo Hernandez hit the winner in first-half stoppage time, then left injured.
- The triumph is Simone Inzaghi’s first trophy with Al Hilal and the club’s third King’s Cup in four seasons, their 12th overall.
- The focus now shifts to a Riyadh derby against Al Nassr, with Al Hilal five points back but holding a game in hand, and a loss there would give Al Nassr the league title.
- Al Kholood reached the final as the first foreign-owned Saudi club under American investor Ben Harburg, highlighting the league’s changing landscape.