Al-Hilal's Italian coach Simone Inzaghi and Al-Ahli's Dutch coach Marino Pusic announced the official lineups for the 2026/2026 Saudi Pro League Clasico today, Tuesday.
Al-Hilal faces their counterpart Al-Ahli Jeddah today, Tuesday, in the third round of the Saudi Pro League championship, at the "Kingdom Arena" stadium in Riyadh.
Al-Hilal occupies second place in the Saudi Pro League standings with 9 points, while Al-Ahli Jeddah sits in seventh place with 6 points.
Al-Ahli enters this match seeking a quick response and to regain balance before the gap with the top teams widens, following their 1-3 loss to Al-Kholood in the fourth round.
Meanwhile, a victory would propel Al-Hilal to the top of the league table on goal difference, tying them with their rival Al-Nassr at 12 points, and would also break their five-match winless streak against Al-Raqi.
Al-Hilal's lineup against Al-Ahli
Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou
Defense: Theo Hernandez - Koulibaly - Lagami - Mahzari
Midfield: Nasser Al-Dawsari - Ruben Neves - Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
Attack: Summerfield - Sultan - Mitri
On the substitutes' bench: Al-Owais, Hassan, Al-Dawood, Muteb, Kanno, Murad, Merie, Nawaf, and Watkins.
Al-Ahli's lineup against Al-Hilal
Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy
Defense: Mohammed Bakr - Roger Ibanez - Merih Demiral - Zakaria Hawsawi
Midfield: Valentin Atangana - Ziad Al-Juhani - Eduard Spertsyan
Attacking trio: Francisco Trincao - Ivan Toney - Winderson Galeno
On the substitutes' bench: Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Salman Al-Jadani, Ryan Hamed, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Saad Balobaid, Naif Masoud, Firas Al-Buraikan, Meshal Al-Mutairi, Saleh Abu Al-Shamat, and Abdullah Radif.
Absences in the Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli Clasico
The absence of several Al-Ahli players from the matchup has been confirmed, led by Ali Majrashi, alongside Arntem Ponteko. Also absent are the trio of Zakaria Hawsawi, Ricardo Matias, and the Brazilian Matheus Goncalves.
Conversely, Al-Hilal will be without several of its players; captain Salem Al-Dawsari and Hamad Al-Yami are out due to injury, while Yusuf Aktasik and Mohammed Qader Mitri have been excluded for technical reasons.
