Saudi Pro League, Al-Nassr is on a strong and victorious streak! Can Al Hazem withstand the onslaught?

Al-Nassr

Al Hazem

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Al-Nassr will strive to keep the pressure on Al Hilal this weekend, currently trailing the unbeaten Blue Waves by seven points. In a hard-fought battle over the weekend, Al-Alami secured a 3-2 victory against a resilient Al Shabab. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot, marking his 750th goal in club football, while Talisca netted twice in the second half, securing crucial three points for his team.Meanwhile, having secured promotion to the top flight last season, Al Hazem seems destined for relegation back to the Saudi First Division League this term unless they can string together a series of positive results in the second half of the campaign. Hazem Al Samood has only managed two victories in the league this season, along with eight draws and 11 losses, placing them six points behind Al-Riyadh, the first team above the relegation line. Their poor start to the campaign led to the departure of Filipe Gouveia just 10 matches into his managerial tenure, and he was replaced by Daniel Carreno, who has accumulated 11 points in his first 12 league games in charge.