Al Nasr and Al Ittihad Clasico will be featured next Sunday at the Marsoul Park Stadium in Riyadh in the main matches of the fifth stage of the Saudi Football League.
Al-Nasr is in fourth place with 9 points, one point behind Al-Ittihad III, and both are looking for three points to oust the youth leaders and Al-Hilal, the defending champions (12 points each).
Although Al Nasr have won three games this season, the last of which was against Al Bateen with a clean four, the technical level has not been convincing and the team is looking forward to showing themselves differently after the international window.
Al-Nasr does not use the services of the Argentinean Betty Martinis, the Uzbek Jalal al-Din Masharipov and Abdel-Fattah Asiri due to injuries, but he has such famous names as the Colombian goalkeeper David Osbia, the Spanish defender Alvaro Gonzalez, the Brazilian Anderson Talisca, the Ivorian Gislan Conan. , Abdelila Al-Omari, Sultan Al-Ghanam, Abdel-Majid Al-Salihem, Abdel-Rahman Gharib and Sami Al-Najai.
On the other hand, Al-Ittihad have shown good results in the past stages and lost only two points in a draw with Al-Ettifak.
Al Ittihad does not have its defenders, Ahmed Sharahili, who was injured and Mohannad Shankity, who was suspended, while the participation of the Egyptian trio of Ahmed Hegazi, Angolan Hélder Costa and Brazilian Romarinho da Silva was not confirmed due to a lack of readiness.
The Federation includes good players in all positions, led by Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Groe, his compatriot Igor Kornado, Egyptian Tarek Hamed and Moroccan former goalscorer Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah.
– “Al-Shabab” and “Al-Hilal” win the fifth victory in a row. Al Hilal will face a major test in their quest for a fifth straight win when they host Al Taawun at Riyadh’s Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Sunday.
In the first four stages, Al-Hilal achieved impressive results that put them ahead of Al-Shabaab, who beat them on goal difference.
Al-Hilal will miss out on a number of their stars with injuries such as Salem Al-Dosari, Yasser Al-Shahrani, possibly Salman Al-Faraj, Ali Al-Bilakhi and Colombian Gustavo Cuellar, whose participation has not been confirmed but he is he has a ready-made alternative and he has the elements to make a difference and his focus will be on winning to keep the lead and maybe be left alone in case of youth uncertainty.
Collaboration with his Brazilian coach Shamuska is going well, as he has not yet tasted defeat after winning two matches, the most spectacular of which was against Al-Nasr and drew, and he hopes to continue his career. nice results.
The collaboration is counting on Cameroonian top scorer Leander Taramba, Spaniard Alvaro Medran, Paraguayan Alejandro Romero Gamara, Samihan Al-Nabet and Fahd Al-Rashidi.
Al Shabab, for their part, are looking to continue their strong start and claim their fifth straight win when they visit Al Faiha’s thirteenth at Al Majmaa Sports City Stadium.
The youth start was the strongest for him in many years, after he managed to get four victories in a row without conceding a single goal.
The youth enter the match in full force, after the return of their Argentine captain Ever Banega, who missed previous matches due to a disciplinary sanction.
The youth has a battalion of prominent foreign elements such as another Christian Argentine Guanca, Gabonese Aaron Popenda and Spaniard Santi Mina.
On the other hand, Al Faihaa are still far from where they were last season and won the Copa del Rey and he hopes Sunday’s match will be the start of a return to normal through the leader’s gate.
Al-Wahda and guest Al-Ettifaq are chasing a second win when they meet at the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in Al Sharia on Saturday, while Al-Raed is looking for his third win as he hosts Al-Adal in King Abdullah City Sports Stadium in Buraydah.
Al Khaleej’s chances are good enough to score the first three points when they host Al Bateen at the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam.
Damak is looking to restore the winning tone he has missed in the last two matches when he hosts Al Tayeh at the city’s Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Stadium in Mahalla and Al Fateh hosts Abha on Sunday at the end of the stage.