RIYADH: Al-Ittihad are seeking their fourth successive victory when they face their hosts Al-Riyadh in the eighth round of the Saudi Pro League, also known as the Roshn League, later tonight at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh.
The two clubs met twice in the SPL last season, with Al-Ittihad winning both matches. In the first encounter they won 4-0 before winning the second match 2-0.
Al-Ittihad will be aiming to chase down the league leaders Al-Hilal and return to Jeddah with three points, while Al-Riyadh will seek to continue their good start to the season.
The match sees the return of Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti to Al-Ittihad’s squad after he suffered a foot injury against Al-Qadisiyah in the last round.
However, Fawaz Al-Saqour, Hassan Kadish, and Portuguese player Danilo Pereira are all absent through injury.
Hosts Al-Riyadh are aiming for their first-ever win against Al-Ittihad in the professional league and hope to reduce the points gap to their rivals to just two points if they secure a victory.
Al-Riyadh are currently in fourth place with 13 points from four wins, two losses, and one draw, while Al-Ittihad are second with 18 points after six wins and one defeat.
Al-Ittihad, Al-Riyadh clash tonight in Saudi Pro League showdown
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Al-Ittihad, Al-Riyadh clash tonight in Saudi Pro League showdown
- The 2 clubs met twice in SPL last season, Al-Ittihad winning both matches
South Africa do not fear Salah or Marmoush, coach Broos says
- South Africa’s Belgian coach said he will not use a special approach to contain Salah or Marmoush
- “We are focused on no one. The most important thing is the team,” Bross said
RABAT: Coach Hugo Broos said South Africa do not fear Egypt’s Premier League contingent, Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush, ahead of their Group B clash in the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday.
Manchester City forward Marmoush scored the equalizer against Zimbabwe, before a late strike from Liverpool’s Salah secured a 2-1 win in their opening game in Morocco on Monday.
South Africa beat Angola by the same score in their Group B opener thanks to Lyle Foster’s screamer.
South Africa’s Belgian coach said he will not use a special approach to contain Salah or Marmoush.
“We are focused on no one. The most important thing is the team,” Bross, who led Cameroon to the 2017 edition title over Egypt, told a press conference on Thursday.
“We all know how good Salah is, we all know how good Marmoush is and we all know how good Trezeguet is and other players. They are such a good team. Why should we focus on one player? We have to be prepared to beat the team.”
The last meeting between the two sides in AFCON ended in South Africa’s favor, after they beat the hosts of the 2019 edition 1-0 in the Round of 16.
“We have to put Egypt in difficult (situations) and you can only do that when you use your quality and the players you normally use,” added Broos.
