Al-Nasr ended coach Saad Al-Shehri’s dominance in direct confrontations, after defeating him with a score of (1-0) in the 29th round of the Saudi Roshan League, in a match during which Al-Shehri led the Al-Ettifaq team, to suffer his first loss against Al-Nasr after a series of positive results.
Al-Shehri entered the match with a distinguished record against Al-Nasr, as they had previously met in 4 matches, all while he was leading Al-Ettifaq, during which he succeeded in achieving two exciting victories with a score of (3-2) in the 2017/2018 and 2024/2025 seasons, in addition to a single draw (2-2), before this advantage was halted by today’s loss, which restored balance in the record of encounters.
On the technical front with Portuguese coach Jesus, the latter continued to assert his presence, as they had three direct encounters, two of which ended in a draw. The first was in the 2023/2024 season when Jesus was leading Al-Hilal, and the second was in the 2025/2026 season after he took over coaching Al-Nasr, while Jesus succeeded in winning the third encounter in his favor.
These figures reflect a great similarity in the level of the coaches during their encounters, but today’s result gave Al-Nasr the advantage and confirmed Jesus’ superiority in direct confrontations, in contrast to the decline of Al-Shehri’s record, which had stood firm for several seasons before stopping at the loss of round 29.
Al-Nasr ended the dominance of coach Saad Al-Shahrani in direct encounters, as they defeated him with a score of (1-0) in the 29th round of the Roshan Saudi League, in a match where Al-Shahrani led the Al-Ettifaq team, marking his first loss against Al-Nasr after a series of positive results.
Al-Shahrani entered the match with an impressive record against Al-Nasr, having previously faced them in 4 matches, all while coaching Al-Ettifaq. He succeeded in achieving two thrilling victories with a score of (3-2) in the 2017/2018 and 2024/2025 seasons, along with a single draw (2-2), before this advantage was halted by today's loss, which restored balance to their head-to-head record.
On the technical front against Portuguese coach Jesus, the latter continued to assert his presence, as they faced each other in 3 direct encounters, two of which ended in a draw: the first in the 2023/2024 season when Jesus was coaching Al-Hilal, and the second in the 2025/2026 season after he took over coaching Al-Nasr, while Jesus managed to win the third encounter in his favor.
These numbers reflect a significant closeness in the level of the coaches during their encounters; However, today's result granted Al-Nasr the advantage and confirmed Jesus' superiority in direct confrontations, in contrast to Al-Shahrani's record, which had stood firm for several seasons before it was halted by the loss in the 29th round.
