{
  "id": 16304590,
  "title": "Al Hilal reclaim SPL top spot after beating Al Qadsiah in thriller as Ronaldo and Al Nassr go second",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/al-hilal-reclaim-spl-top-spot-after-beating-al-qadsiah-in-thriller-as",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T08:25:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/10/24/al-hilal-reclaim-spl-top-spot-after-beating-al-qadsiah-in-thriller-as-ronaldo-and-al-nassr-go-second/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Al Hilal regained the lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League after a thrilling seven-goal match against defending champions Al Qadsiah. Qadsiah opened the scoring through Gabriel Martinelli in the 21st minute, but Julian Quinones equalized for Al Hilal with a header just ten minutes later. The match remained closely contested until the 70th minute when Ruben Neves put Al Hilal ahead with a precise low finish, his 50th goal for the club. Despite scoring a goal in the final minutes, Al Qadsiah could not prevent Al Hilal from reclaiming the top spot in the league table. Al Nassr moved to second place following a 3-1 victory against Al Faisaly, dropping Qadsiah to third. Al Ahli and Al Khaleej also competed on Friday, with Ivan Toney scoring twice in Al Ahli's 4-1 win over the latter team.",
  "summary": "Al Hilal are back on top of the Saudi Pro League after coming out on top in a thrilling seven-goal tussle with Al Qadsiah on Friday. Al Qadsiah went into the match as surprise table toppers but fell behind after 21 minutes at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium when Gabriel Martinelli scored his sixth goal in six SPL games, via a big deflection, since moving from English Premier League side Arsenal.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}