Today, Tuesday, when it faces Brazil’s Flamengo in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco until 11 February, Al-Hilal is looking forward to writing history by reaching the tournament’s final for the first time in its history. , as well as to rehabilitate after losing to Flamengo in the 2019 edition in Qatar (1-3), as well as to achieve an Arab victory over Brazilian teams, which was absent for 9 years, after the Moroccan Rajah managed to achieve the only Arab victory over Brazilian teams in history tournament when she beat Atlético Mineiro 3–1 in 2013.
Al-Hilal qualified for this round of the tournament after defeating Moroccan Wydad last Saturday on penalties (5-3) after the match ended in a 1-1 draw in the first and extra halves.
So far, Flamengo is playing directly in the semi-finals, according to the tournament system.
Al-Hilal enters the match stricken with exhaustion and absence as Kno entered the absent list for today’s match for receiving a red card in Wydad’s match and Carrillo’s participation is in high doubt even after the club announced that the player had undergone treatment sessions to recover from swelling in a foot joint following an injury he sustained in a Wydad match.
Al-Hilal’s absentee list includes Salman Al-Faraj, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Muhammad Al-Buraik, Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki.
Argentinian Ramon Diaz is expected to make some adjustments to his team’s starting line-up to make up for the absence of Kno and Carrillo, and may enlist the help of youngster Moussab Al-Juwair with the employment of Salem Al. -Dosari as a playmaker, provided he plays with Michel Delgado, left wing, Maria on the right, and Ighalo, straight forward.
On the other hand, Flamengo will enter tomorrow’s match looking to reach the final for the second time in their history after finishing second in the 2019 league in Qatar after losing to Liverpool in the final.
Flamengo has never won a league title, while fellow countrymen Corinthians have won it twice, Internacional once and Sao Paulo as many times. This will be Flamengo’s first tournament under new coach, Portuguese Vitor Pereira, who took over last December and is still trying to find the perfect formation for the team and make his technical mark. group performance.
Pereira Bruno Enrique has ruled out the team’s best players from the shortlist for the tournament due to lack of readiness, while Chilean Arto Vidal will lead Flamengo’s attack tomorrow after the technical staff surrounded the crisis the player created after he was substituted last match for the team in Brazil.
The Al-Hilal team completed preparations for the match with a training session that took place yesterday morning.
