RIYADH: Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad maintained their perfect start to the 2025-26 season with a 4-2 win over Al-Fateh on Friday.
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The win puts Al-Ittihad at the top of the early season table with the maximum six points from two matches, with several other teams — including Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr — on three points and yet to play during week two.
The match, held at King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, saw both teams reduced to 10 men.
Al-Ittihad took the lead after 22 minutes through Algerian star Houssem Aouar but were pegged back 11 minutes later by Argentine Matias Vargas. Strikes by Dutch winger Steven Bergwijn in the 35th and 39th minutes, and the dismissal of Al-Fateh’s Moroccan striker Mourad Batna in stoppage time, ensured the reigning champions went into half-time with a comfortable two-goal cushion.
