Al-Raed 0-4 Al-Hilal: Aleksandar Mitrovic enjoys dream start to his Saudi Pro League career by netting on his debut

Al-Hilal bounced back from heartbreak to beat bottom placed Al-Raed 4-0 in their third game of the 2023-2024 Saudi Pro League season.

Al-Hilal suffered their first taste of defeat this season when they lost to Al-Nassr in the Leagues Cup final, with Cristiano Ronaldo bagging a brace. 

However, Al-Hilal returned to winning ways on Thursday evening – beating Al-Raed thanks to goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic, Salem Aldawsari, Abdullah Al-Hamdan and Serej Milinkovic-Savic.

The Saudi Arabian side managed secure the win without Neymar, who became Al-Hilal’s new superstar signing earlier this summer.

Neymar is nursing an ankle injury and will be sidelined for the next 4 weeks while he recovers and undergoes his rehab plan. 

Mitrovic (above) was named in Al-Hilal’s starting line up by manager Jorge Jesus after completing a summer transfer from Fulham

Ruben Neves and his team-mates dominated the match despite heading into the game off the back of a loss to Al-Nassr in the Leagues Cup final

The Saudi Arabian side managed secure the win without Neymar (above) , who became Al-Hilal’s new superstar signing earlier this summer

Nevertheless, Mitrovic enjoyed a perfect Saudi Pro League debut – scoring his side’s first goal of the game in the 42nd minute. 

Mitrovic was named in Al-Hilal’s starting line up by manager Jorge Jesus after completing a summer transfer from Fulham. 

Al Dawsari doubled the visitors lead by finding the back of the net from the penalty spot. Al-Hamdan and Milinkovic-Savic went on to extend their lead.