Leonardo Jardim, coach of Al-Ahly Youth (Cavalieri Rossi), expressed the recommendations of the club’s medical staff not to include Igor Jesus in the eighth rounds of the ADNOC Professional League.
The striker is absent due to injury from the training preceding the match against Al Jazira (pride of Abu Dhabi) in the sixth round of the ADNOC Professional League.
As part of the eighth round races, the Red Knights are preparing to clash with Al-Ain (the leader) to break their partnership at the 13th point, even though the leader, who is in third place, tops by 11 points the young people of Al-Ahly. positive goals.
Jardim was asked during the site’s introductory press conference on Federico Cartapia’s readiness to reply that the player was “100% ready”.
As for Jesus, the forty-year-old man admitted: “The medical staff advised against his participation against the eyes”.
Jardim continued: “We will see the situation in the next match with regards to his participation or not, but it will depend on his complete recovery.”
Regarding the difficult task that awaits him in front of the leader, the Venezuelan stressed: “I am a coach. There has been no fear in my vocabulary for some time because I have had so many experiences in Europe and in the Gulf … I am not afraid of any team. and I always prepare my team to play and win “.
The Portuguese coach continued: “It is possible that we will lose the game. (But) losing our ambitions cannot stop, just as winning a game will not make us strong.”
Jardim concluded his remarks by saying: “It is a good match against an opponent with whom we have a similar score in points. We are very excited about this and we will play as hard as we are in all games.”
