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- Reigning champions remain second on table behind Al-Shabab on goal difference
Al Hilal beat Al-Wehda 3-0 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Friday night to maintain their perfect start to the Roshn Saudi League season.
The reigning Asian and Saudi champions have collected a maximum of 12 points from four matches and stay in second place behind leaders Al-Shabab on goal difference.
Al-Wehda, with only three points, drop to 12th position in the standings.
The first half ended in stalemate before Al Hilal exerted their dominance after the break. Malian forward Moussa Marega opened the scoring in the in the 58th minute, before Nigerian star Odion Ighalo doubled the score on 79 minutes. Argentine striker Luciano Vietto, having just come on as a substitute, completed the scoring with one minute left on the clock.
The league will now take a two-week international break as the Saudi national team hold a training camp in the Spanish city of Alicante, where they will play two friendly matches against Ecuador and the US.
Al Hilal will next host Al-Taawoun on Oct. 2, while Al-Wehda will face Al-Ettifaq a day earlier.