Competitions start championship Saudi Super Cup, with the Al-Hilal and Al-Ahly match being held at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium, on the evening of Tuesday, August 13.
The competition will be held in Abha city with the participation of teams, during the period from August 13 to 17, where Al-Hilal and Al-Ahly will play in the semi-finals, while in the other match, Al-Nasr will meet Al-Taawoun, and the two winners will qualify for a direct match in the final.
Al Hilal holds the record for the number of times it has won the Super Cup, with 4 titles, followed by Al Nassr with two titles, while Al Ittihad, Al Shabab, Al Ahli, and Al Fateh have each won the title only once.
Jesus and Yaisla under pressure before Al Hilal and Al Ahli match
Al Hilal and Al Ahli will play the Saudi Super Cup semi-final match under very similar circumstances, as neither of them has concluded any deals so far during the current summer transfer period.
In Al Hilal, the picture seems blurry for the team of Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, in terms of strengthening the team, especially after the departure of more than 10 players this summer, led by Salman Al Faraj, Saleh Al Shehri and Abdulelah Al Malki.
He will also be absent from the ranks ofThe leaderIn the Al-Ahly match, Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly and his teammate Ali Al-Bulaihi were suspended after being sent off in the King’s Cup final match against Al-Nassr, at the end of last season.
The match between the two teams will witness the absence of the Brazilian duo Neymar Junior and Malcom Oliveira due to injury, which makes Jesus’ task difficult in choosing the appropriate lineup to face “The classy one“.
On the other hand, Al-Ahly has not yet found a replacement for the Frenchman, Allan Saint-Maximin, who left for Fenerbahce in Turkey this summer. The fast winger is considered one of 4 players who left the Jeddah team during the current transfer window.
Al-Ahly coach, German Matthias Jasle, will have a difficult task in choosing a good lineup to face Al-Hilal, also considering the injury of striker Firas Al-Brikan and Spanish playmaker Gabriel Vega, and their lack of readiness to play the match.
It is noteworthy that the Saudi Super Cup competition was held in the past with the participation of only two clubs, between the league champion and the King’s Cup champion, before the tournament system was changed in the 2022 edition, so that the Saudi League champion and runner-up would participate, in addition to the King’s Cup champion and runner-up.
