The historic River coach will play his first final in Saudi Arabia, where his Al-Ittihad will face Al-Hilal for the Super Cup of that country.
He Al-Ittihad of the Argentine coach, Marcelo Gallardobeat 2-1 against Al-Wehda and advanced to the final of the Saudi Arabia Super Cupin which he will play against Al-Hilalwhich beat Al-Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo.
After almost four months after his assumption of the position of technical director of the team Riyadhthe former coach of River managed to reach his first final in his experience in Saudi Arabia where he could not take the Saudi team to the semifinal of the Club World Cup and, in the domestic tournament, he is fourth, far from being able to enter among the three that qualify for the Asian Champions League.
He Al-Ittihad He started winning from the locker room with the French star’s goal Karim Benzema that the ball was left floating on the penalty spot and, with a half turn, he nailed it into the corner of the Moroccan goalkeeper Munir in what was his first goal of the year.
About the end of the first stage, Abderrazak Hamdallah extended the advantage for those of Gallant.
Only at the time of adding the plugin, Hussain Ahmed Al Eisa discounted for him Al-Wehda that, minutes before, he had missed a penalty that could have changed the history of the semifinal.
Source: Ambito
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