Al-Hilal, with the return to the fields of Neymarsale to Al Ain by 5-4 on the third date of the AFC Champions League Elite. The Brazilian star entered the match to the applause of the entire audience, but everyone’s attention was taken away Soufiane Rahimi y Salem Aldawsari with a triplet of each.
Al-Hilal beat Al Ain as a visitor in the AFC Champions League. @Alhilal_EN (X)
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The team led by Jorge Jesus defeated those led by Hernán Crespo in a great game and maintain their perfect score in the competition.
Emotions were present from the preview when it was confirmed that Neymar would return until the referee’s final whistle.
In the first part, Renan Lodi, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Al Dawsari scored for the visitor, while Rahimi had partially equalized.
In the complement, there were 4 minutes of fury with 3 goals in total. First, Argentine Mateo Sanabria scored for the local team at 8 minutes, but at 10 minutes Aldawsari extended the lead and at 12 minutes, Rahimi closed the gap again.
With 15 minutes remaining, Aldawsari scored his hat trick and two more minutes, the moment most anticipated by those present arrived.
The coach called Neymar and it was the figure of the match that gave him his place to return to the field after almost a year.
It seemed that the final result was consummated, but Rahimi took advantage of a penalty and scored his hat trick for the final 4-5.
This way, Neymar’s team accumulates 3 victories in the same number of appearances.
For its part, The Asian continental champion remains without a win and accumulates one draw and two defeats.
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