NEOM SC came from behind to beat Al-Diriyah 2-1 on matchday 12 of the Saudi Pro League, thanks to winger Saïd Benrahma, who scored from the penalty spot and then set up the winner, and Alexandre Lacazette, the striker who sealed victory in the 68th minute.
Matchday 12 of the Saudi Pro League produced a game of twists and turns. Al-Diriyah took the lead in the first half, NEOM SC responded before the break and then made the difference just after the hour mark. Saïd Benrahma, who scored the equaliser and then sparked the winning goal, drove his team’s comeback, according to Twasl News.
The Algerian winger has, according to the same outlet citing the @AlgerianFooty account, 5 goals and 3 assists in 8 matches this season with NEOM SC. That tally therefore rests on a relayed source, not on a club statement.
Idrissa Gana Gueye opens the scoring
The match had nonetheless started badly for the NEOM players. In the 17th minute, Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye, 36, opened the scoring with a powerful strike from distance, from a Darwin Nunez pass, according to Twasl News. Having joined Al-Diriyah in August 2026 from Everton, he was scoring his first goal in his new colours.
That goal came after an absence: Gueye had missed his team’s two previous matches, against Al-Riyadh and Al-Ittihad, according to the same source. Al-Diriyah also have another Algeria international in their ranks, Adil Boulbina.
Benrahma turns the game around
NEOM SC responded in first-half stoppage time. Saïd Benrahma converted a penalty to bring the two teams level before the break, again according to Twasl News. The Algerian winger then turned provider for the winning goal.
That goal belonged to Alexandre Lacazette, a NEOM SC striker who came off the bench and completed the comeback in the 68th minute. Benrahma therefore delivered the assist on the move that swung the match in his team’s favour, at a final score of 2-1.
A tally to put in the context of the season
With this latest contribution, Benrahma is once again among NEOM SC’s decisive players. The tally of 5 goals and 3 assists in 8 matches, put forward by Twasl News from the @AlgerianFooty account, has not been verified in the available sources.
NEOM SC’s next Saudi Pro League match is not dated in the sources consulted, and their opponent is not known.