Al-Hilal first football team won its first friendly match against Austrian Sturm Graz 2-1 during the preparatory camp for the new sports season. Frenchman Karim Benzema and Brazilian Malcom Felipe scored the blue side's double, which gave them the victory, while Wesseler Lazar scored the only goal for the Austrian team. Italian coach Simone Inzaghi entered the match with a lineup consisting of Mohammed Al-Rubaie, Turkish Yusuf Aktchichik, Ryan Al-Ghamdi, Saad Al-Mutairi, Ryan Al-Dawoud, Murad Hawsawi, Malcom, the French Simon Bouabri and Benzema, and Serbian Sergej Savic. The Al-Hilal team is awaiting three challenges in the new season, as they will compete in the Saudi Roshn League, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, and the AFC Champions League Elite. The blue side finished last season in second place in the Saudi Roshn League, won the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, and on the continental level, they exited the AFC Champions League Elite in the round of 16.