Press reports revealed that Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, the coach of the Jeddah team, decided to take the Egyptian Ahmed Hegazy, the team’s defender, and the Portuguese Jota, who is not restricted locally, to Uzbekistan in preparation for facing Uzbekistan’s Agmak, next Monday, in the fifth round of the third group of the AFC Champions League.
The Saudi Al-Riyadiya newspaper said that Gallardo excluded Brazilian Romarinho, Sultan Farhan, and Frenchman N’Golo Kante from facing Al-Ettifaq today due to injuries and their recent absence from training.
The official account of Al-Ittihad Club, via the “X” platform, published pictures of the team’s travel to the city of Dammam, in preparation for the match against Al-Ettifaq, which witnessed the presence of Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazy, for the first time after his return from the cruciate ligament injury.
Ahmed Hegazy returned to participate in the training of the Saudi Federation recently after recovering from the cruciate ligament injury, which he suffered in the Saudi League crowning match last season against Al-Fayhaa, after which he underwent knee surgery and a 6-month rehabilitation program.
The agreement will be the first match for the Tigers team, under the leadership of the new Argentine coach, Marcelo Gallardo, succeeding the Portuguese Nuno Santo, who was dismissed from his position due to the poor results achieved.
Al-Ittihad achieved victory in the last round over its counterpart, Abha, with four goals to two, while Al-Ittifaq tied with its counterpart, Al-Fayha, without goals.
Al-Ittihad occupies fifth place in the Saudi League standings, with 24 points, and Al-Ittifaq comes in seventh place with 22 points, while Al-Hilal leads with 35 points.
2023-11-24 09:27:00
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