Argentina’s Al Ittihad Marcelo Gallardo the French led the field Karim Benzema He came out badly in his return to the Saudi Pro League after his participation in the Club World Cup, suffering a defeat in his field (1-3) against Al Raed, who took advantage of the Moroccan double Karim El Berkaoui.
Reuniting with domestic competition has not been as profitable as Al Ittihad had hoped, suffering a second straight defeat and slipping further away from the top of the standings after the eighteenth day.
Al Ittihad got ten in no time
Gallardo’s team also played from the 12th minute with fewer players the dismissal, with a straight red card, of Madallah Al Olayan. The visiting team then took the lead with El Berkaoui’s first goal although three later, in the 25th minute, Romarinho equalized the score when receiving a ball from his compatriot Igor Coronado.
But in the second half, in the last stretch, El BerKaoui scored again and put Al Raed ahead. Gallardo reacted and took Benzema off the field, with the game gray. He was replaced by Saleh Al Amri. In the last minute, Mohammed Al Dossary scored the third for Croatian Igor Jovicevic’s team.
Champions Al Ittihad, who are sixth in the standings, have managed just one win in their last four games, albeit with a game in hand.
The victory helped Al Raed escape relegation where Al Riyadh and Abha fell.
before, Álvaro Medrán’s Al Taawon lost 1-3 against Al Fateh, who took advantage of the inspiration of Saad Al Sharfa, author of the double. Salem Al Najdi scored another goal for the visitors while in extra time Joao Pedro reversed the defeat suffered by the locals.
Source: La Verdad
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