Saudi World Football

Al-Nassr star left-back Alex Telles has started for the capital club against Al-Hilal in the Riyadh Derby, this Friday, as part of the 32nd round of the Saudi Professional League.

The Brazilian defender might not have contributed much offensively most notably with his usual quality crosses, but he weighed up defensively stopping several attempts from the threatful right flank of The Blues, showing great fighting spirit and precision with his slide tackles.

His team has eventually conceded, but this does not get anything from his defensive performance, as allowing Al-Hilal to score only one goal in the game has been very rare this season.

The coach Luis Castro must have surely instructed Telles to remain disciplined defensively in this specific game.

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