Press reports revealed that Argentine Marcelo Gallardo is the coach of the team Jeddah Union It was decided to exclude Felipe Luiz, the team’s defender, against Al Hilal, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League.
The Al Hilal match against Al-Ittihad will be held at eight o’clock tomorrow evening, Tuesday, at the Kingdom Arena, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the current edition of the AFC Champions League 2023-2024.
The Saudi Al-Riyadiya newspaper said that Felipe’s exclusion came as a result of the decision of Argentine Marcelo Gallardo because he preferred to rely on the promising Saad Al Musa in the center of defense, along with Ahmed Hegazy and Hassan Kadesh.
Ittihad Jeddah qualified for the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, after its difficult victory over Uzbekistan champion Navpakhor, with a score of 2-1, in the match that brought them together at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (the Radiant Jewel), in the second leg of the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League, which ended in the first leg. It was a goalless draw, qualifying with a score of 2-1.
While Al Hilal qualified for the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League with a score of 6-2, winning 3-1 back and forth in the Round of 16 competitions.
Al-Hilal aims to repeat its superiority over Al-Ittihad Jeddah, after Al-Zaeem won the Saudi football Clasico against Ahmed Hegazy and his companions last Friday evening, with a score of 3-1, at the Kingdom Arena, for the 22nd round of the Saudi League competitions.
Al-Hilal leads the Saudi League standings with 62 points, while Al-Ittihad is in fifth place in the league standings with 37 points.
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