João Cancelo in bizarre moment at Al Hilal (video) | OneFootball

Last night, another edition of the Saudi League kicked off, where Al Hilal seeks to reclaim the national title, which they lost to Al Ittihad. After missing the Saudi Super Cup, citing fatigue, the former team of Jorge Jesus faced Al Riyadh. Despite the 2-0 victory, the spotlight - negatively - ended up on João Cancelo.

The right-back, trained at Benfica, was in the starting lineup of Simone Inzaghi's first eleven. So far, nothing unusual, however, the situation became tense around the 85th minute, when the Italian coach decided to substitute the former Portuguese international, a decision that did not please João Cancelo at all.

From the television images and those that quickly spread across social media, it's possible to see the Saudi number 20 extremely displeased with not being able to complete the full 90 minutes on the field. After leaving the pitch, the Portuguese vented his frustration on the substitutes' bench, a behavior that took everyone by surprise.

Before this peculiar and unusual situation, the international saw his team secure victory within the first 45 minutes, after Moteb Al Harbi scored in the 22nd minute and Malcom added another during the first half's stoppage time.

With this victory, Al Hilal started the championship on the right foot, joining the group that shares the lead with three points. Al Nassr, featuring Jorge Jesus and Cristiano Ronaldo, also started well in the competition, with a 5-0 thrashing of Al Taawon, where João Félix was the standout.

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