Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino gave his team Al-Ahly the lead during the match against Al-Hilal, on Tuesday evening, August 13, in the semi-finals. championship Diriyah Saudi Super Cup.
The Al-Ahly striker was able to score in the 66th minute, after exploiting a cross pass from Algerian Riyad Mahrez, which the player placed with his left foot to the left of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.
And while the match was heading towards a win,The classy oneSerbian Aleksandar Mitrovic managed to score the equaliser with a header in the 90th minute, forcing the match to go to penalty kicks, which Al Hilal won with a score of (4-1).
The final match of the Saudi Super Cup, Al-Diriyah, will be held on August 17, and will be held in it. Crescent With the winning team from the Al-Nasr and Al-Taawoun match, which will be played on Wednesday, August 14.
With his goal against Al Hilal, Roberto Firmino ended his goal drought that he suffered from during his previous participations in the Super Cup tournaments, both locally and continentally.
Roberto Firmino.. First goal in the Super Cup after 4 previous participations
During his career with his former club Liverpool, the Brazilian striker played in the local “Community Shield” tournament, which is equivalent to the Super Cup in other countries, three times, and was unable to score at all.
The first edition of the three came five years ago, when Liverpool played Manchester City, and they tied 1-1, with the latter winning on penalties (5-4). The following summer, Roberto Firmino’s teammates competed with Arsenal, and they lost the title in an identical scenario after a (1-1) draw, and a (5-6) loss on penalties.
In 2022, the striker nicknamed “Bobby” had another chance to score his first goal in the tournament, as Liverpool managed to beat Manchester City (3-1), but Firmino was again absent from the scoresheet.
Continentally, Firmino competed for the European Super Cup title with Liverpool, when they faced Chelsea in the summer of 2019, and the player was content with making a goal during the match that ended in regular and extra time with a score of (2-2), before penalty kicks decided the title in favor of the “Reds”.
The 32-year-old joined Al-Ahly during the 2023 summer transfer window, on a free transfer after the end of his contract with English giants Liverpool. The Brazilian striker’s current market value is 8 million euros, according to data from the website “Transfer Market“.
In total, Firmino played 35 matches with Al-Ahly in all competitions, scoring 10 goals and providing 7 assists. His current contract ends in June 2026.
