The Portuguese Luis Castro, coach of the first Al-Nasr football team, intends to adopt an offensive method against Al-Ittihad, today, the “postponed” match of the 17th round of the Saudi Roshen League, armed with the same basic elements that won the agreement last Friday 3-1.
Private sources revealed to Al-Riyadiya that Castro settled on Nawaf Al-Aqidi as goalkeeper, and in defense was the Brazilian Alex Telles, the Spaniard Aymeric Laporte, and the Saudis Ali Lagami and Sultan Al-Ghannam, and in the midfield the Ivorian Sekou Fofana, the Croatian Marcelo Brozevic, and the Portuguese Otavio Montero, and in the attacking trio the Brazilian Anderson. Talisca, Senegalese Sadio Mane, and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. On the other hand, Zakaria Hawsawi, the left back in Al-Ittihad, was confirmed to participate mainly against Al-Nasr after his physical and technical readiness, along with Hassan Kadesh and Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah. The sources explained that Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, Al-Ittihad coach, summoned Abdul Rahman Al-Aboud to the team’s camped roster, in preparation for facing Al-Nasr, and is expected to determine in the technical meeting, today, the issue of his participation or not. Argentine coach Gallardo said in the press conference after the end of the match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Raed, the day before yesterday: “The exclusion of Al-Aboud came in coordination with the administration, until his issue is considered, and the player is training professionally.” It is noteworthy that Al-Ittihad will miss the Brazilian Luis Felipe, Sweilem Al-Menhali, Ahmed Bamasoud, and Ahmed Sharahili, the defenders, due to injury, while the Egyptian Ahmed Hegazy will be absent because his name is not registered in the club’s official lists.
2023-12-25 22:22:33
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