The participation of Al-Ittihad defender Ahmed Hegazy in the group training added an atmosphere of optimism among the players and even among the fans and the captain’s officials.
Yesterday, Wednesday, Hegazy took part in training for the first time since February last year after suffering an injury while participating in the last African Championship of Nations with the Egyptian team.
Al Ittihad have stepped up their preparations for Sunday’s Clasico against Al Hilal, especially as they narrowed their gap to runners-up Al Hilal to 6 points, adding more excitement to Sunday’s game . .
For its part, the medical system is stepping up its efforts to prepare Coronado and Al-Bishy after they have suffered various injuries.
Al-Bishy suffered a knee injury during a team practice two days ago, which forced him to go to a medical clinic to prepare for the upcoming Al-Hilal match in the Saudi Pro League.
In a report submitted to the team’s coach, the medical staff explained that the injury was minor and did not raise concerns regarding the player’s participation with his team in the match against Al-Hilal.
The player is expected to return to group training in a maximum of two days, after which he will determine his readiness for El Clasico.
Coronado is undergoing recovery training to be ready for El Clasico. For his part, Abdul Aziz Al Jibreen continued his fitness program due to a muscle injury he suffered in the last period.
Currently, Kuzmin dedicates most of his training to the federal team on technical issues and tactical applications, especially to prevent Al-Hilal from taking the ball out of bounds, and he ends the training session with a maneuver in which he corrected some mistakes.
Al-Ittihad is in first place with 61 points, 6 points behind second-placed Al-Hilal.