The purposes of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Salem Al Dawsari In just two minutes, from 40 to 42, they brought Al Hilal closer to the semifinals of the Asian Champions League, taking a 2-0 lead against Al Ittihad of Marcelo Gallardo another team from Saudi Arabia, before the return match in Jeddah.
In the rivalry between two historic champions – Al Hilal four times, the last in 2021, and Al Ittihad twice, winner in 2004 and 2005 -, the final stretch of the first half will be decisive for the victory of the block of Jorge Jesus, who already won with Flamengo in the 2019 Copa Libertadores final against Gallardo, then at River Plate.
Without Benzema and Kanté, sent off
The Al Ittihad, again without Karim Benzema because of injury, suffered the dismissal of N’Golo Kante determined by VAR after match time, with a 2-0 match.
Al Ittihad have not beaten Al Hilal in any of their last nine meetings, with eight defeats. They will try to break the statistic on March 12 in the return match.
Source: La Verdad
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