Marcelo Gallardo He will debut this Friday as technical director of Al-Ittihad as a visitor to Al-Ettifaq within the framework of the 14th round of the Saudi Arabian league.
The presentation of the former River coach at the head of his new team will begin at 12 in Argentina at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd stadium in the city of Dammam.
Just over a year after his last game in Argentina as a “millionaire” coach, At 47 years of age, Gallardo will begin his new challenge in the millionaire Saudi league, where he will direct for the next eighteen months and arrives to replace the Portuguese Nuno Espírito Santo after just four practices at the head of the team.
All Ittihad, which plays at home in the city of Jeddah. The top figure is French striker Karim Benzema, the team’s top scorer with eight goals and They defeated Abha with interim coach 4-2, at home, in their last league match played on November 10, before the FIFA break. Gallardo’s new team is in fifth position with 24 points, 11 behind the leader Al-Hilal and 7 from Al-Nassr, from Cristiano Ronaldo, the championship’s top scorer with 13 conquests.
His first rival, Al-Ettifaq, is led by Englishman Steven Gerrard and with two points less they are seventh among the 18 teams in the competition. Gallardo’s agenda will continue on Monday the 27th with a match for the Asian Champions League in Uzbekistan against OKMK and then, he will have two other league matches and one in the Asian Champions League.before the debut in the Club World Cup against the historic Auckland City, from New Zealand, in the opening match.
2023-11-23 22:03:34
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