The Portuguese star leads Cristiano Ronaldo His team, Al-Nasr, when it hosts Al-Ahly Jeddah this evening, Friday, in the summit of the third round matches of the Saudi Professional League for the 2024-2025 season in the first classico this season, only two days after the international break.
The first park stadium will host the match between Al-Nasr and… Al-Ahly In the Saudi League Clasico at exactly nine o’clock tonight Cairo time.
Al-Nasr occupies the fifth place in the league table. Saudi LeagueWith 4 points in two matches, collected from a draw and a win, as it drew with Al-Raed 1-1 in the first round, then defeated Al-Fayhaa 4-1.
While Al-Ahly is in second place with only 3 points in two matches, one win and one loss, as it won against Al-Orouba 2-0, then lost to Al-Fateh 1-0.
Al-Nassr seeks to win and snatch the three points of the match to temporarily top the Saudi League standings and ensure competition for the title and chase its rival, Al-Hilal, the leader.
While Al-Ahly will fight to snatch the three points, and achieve its second victory, to be among the big teams in the golden square.
Al-Ahly also seeks to break a 1371-day-old jinx, as it was unable to defeat Al-Nasr after defeating it on December 12, 2020, with a score of 2-1, in the eighth round of the Saudi League.
After 2020, Al-Ahly failed to win against Al-Nasr in the last 5 matches in the Saudi League, as Al-Alamy managed to win 4 matches and they tied in one match.
If Al-Nasr succeeds in avoiding defeat in the Clasico, it will equal the longest unbeaten streak in the two teams’ matches in the competition, which Al-Ahly achieved in 6 matches between 2011 and 2013, with 3 wins and 3 draws.
The El Clasico match is the third confrontation between Castro and Yaisleh in the Saudi Professional League, and the Portuguese coach excelled in both confrontations, achieving a 4/3 victory in the first leg and a 1/0 victory in the second leg in the league last season.