Almost a month after his last match in Saudi Arabia, N’Golo Kanté returned to the field this Thursday. Without being able to spare his team defeat.
Former Marseillais Georges-Kévin N’Koudou, author of a double for Damac, hurt Al-Ittihad in this match of the 16e lifting of the Saudi Pro League, cheerfully contributing to the victory of his team (3-1).
Returning to the game after yet another muscle injury and three long weeks off, N’Golo Kanté was unable to prevent the collapse of his team, replaced shortly after the hour mark by Fabinho (63e) in a match that Karim Benzema did not play.
The Jeddah club, weighed down by a fourth setback in 16 days, remains provisionally fourth in the Saudi elite but could go down another notch. Above all, Al-Ittihad gives the leading trio the opportunity to relax. The leader Al-Hilal is already perched at 13 lengths; Al-Nassr at six and Al-Ahli at two points.
