Al-Hilal Coach Leaves Team to Stand by Family After Traffic Accident: Son Takes Over

And the capital club announced on Sunday that Emiliano, Dias’s son, will take over the supervision duties of the first team.

Al-Hilal saved its season by winning the King’s Cup title at the expense of Al-Wahda on penalties, after losing the AFC Champions League title by losing to Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds, and occupying fourth place in the Saudi League, by a large margin from leaders Al-Ittihad.

Al-Hilal said in his accounts on social media that Emiliano Dias will lead the technical helm for the Blue “during the remaining matches of the current sports season, after the club’s management agreed to leave Argentine Ramon Dias to his country to stand by his family, after a traffic accident, which resulted in a death. And two injuries, during the month of March.

Emiliano will lead the “leader” in his upcoming match against Al-Ittihad on Tuesday, then the matches of Dhamak, Al-Adalah, Abha and Al-Raed, noting that Al-Hilal has 49 points in fourth place, 13 points behind Al-Ittihad.

Touching farewell

Dias, whose contract with the club expires next June, bid farewell to the players and wrote a message to Al Hilal fans on his account on “Instagram”, in which he said:

• “I came here to face a professional challenge and it has become a part of my life.”

• “I always felt that this group of players were like my children, so I thank you for all the moments we spent together.”

• “I will forever carry in my heart the treatment I received from the people of this country.”

Dias, 63, led Al-Hilal for two periods, the first between 2016 and 2018 and the second starting from 2022, during which he won the league title twice, finished runner-up in the AFC Champions League twice, and reached the final of the last Club World Cup against Real Madrid, Spain.

It is noteworthy that Emiliano Dias led Al-Hilal in its match against Al-Ettifaq last March in the league, and achieved a 3-0 victory over it.