Al-Shabab piled the pressure on Al-Ittihad coach Nuno Santo on Friday with a 1-0 win over the defending champions. The result means that the Jeddah giants have failed to win any of their past five games in the Roshn Saudi League and they are in danger of falling out of contention for the title.
Going into the clash in Riyadh, Al-Ittihad were 11 points behind leaders Al-Hilal who had earlier defeated Al-Fateh 2-0, and that is how the margin has stayed after the latest loss.
With the recent downturn in form and results, there were reports that the Portuguese boss had two games in which to save his job.
It remains to be seen what happens but there is little doubt that Ittihad’s title defense is hanging by a thread after this defeat.
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