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Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia beats Iran’s Nassaji with hat-trick in AFC Champions League

Hilal's Brazilian forward #10 Neymar celebrates with Hilal's Brazilian forward #96 Michael after scoring his team's second goal. AFP
  • Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the first goal for Al-Hilal in the 18th minute, and Brazilian star Neymar Jr. netted in the 58th minute
  • With this result, Al-Hilal raised its standing to share the top spot in Group 4 with Uzbekistan's Navbakhor, with four points each

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal FC achieved an important victory over its Iranian host, Nasaji Mazandaran, with three clean goals in the match on Tuesday at Azadi Stadium in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as part of the second round of the “fourth” group of the AFC Champions League.

Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the first goal for Al-Hilal in the 18th minute, and Brazilian star Neymar Jr. netted in the 58th minute, before Saleh Al-Shehri had the third score in the third minute of the injury time.

With this result, Al-Hilal raised its standing to share the top spot in Group 4 with Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor, with four points each, while Nassaji’s score froze at three points, in the third place.