Saudi press reports revealed a major surprise, with the possibility of dismissing Portuguese coach Luis Castro, the technical director of the club. Saudi victory From training the world, because of the Saudi Super Cup.
This news comes less than 24 hours after Al-Nassr’s defeat at the hands of Almeria of Spain in a “friendly” match, with three goals to none, at the conclusion of the global camp in preparation for the new 2024-25 season, which starts in less than a week.
Luis Castro is threatened with dismissal from Al-Nassr Saudi Club
The newspaper said:The fieldSaudi Arabia, through its sources, said that there is a state of dissatisfaction within the management of Al-Nasr Club due to the team’s poor technical levels during its friendly matches in preparation for the new football season under the leadership of the Portuguese coach.
Al-Nassr had suffered poor results during its training camp in Portugal, where it tied negatively with Maritimo, Farense and Lusitano, and positively with a goal each against Louletano, while it lost (1-0) against Portimonense, and fell to Porto with four clean goals; while in its camp in Spain, it was defeated (1-0) by Granada, in addition to losing to Almeria.
The same source reported that the Saudi Super Cup will be Luis Castro’s last chance at victory, after last season’s failures.
During the last season 2023-24, Castro was unable to lead Al-Nassr to achieve any title, and the traditional rival Al-Hilal dominated the local scene, after winning titles. Saudi Roshen LeagueCustodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, and Saudi Super Cup.
Al-Nassr also lost the Saudi Super Cup, after losing to Al-Hilal 2-1 in the semi-finals, and the Portuguese coach’s team was satisfied with winning the King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs (friendly), which was held in Saudi Arabia last summer.
Al-Nassr finished second last season in the Saudi Roshen League, 14 points behind Al-Hilal, the champion of the competition. The “Yellow of the Capital” also bid farewell to the AFC Champions League in the quarter-finals at the hands of the Emirati club Al-Ain.
During his career with Al-Nassr, Luis Castro achieved 34 wins in 48 matches in all tournaments, drew 6 times, and lost 8 matches. The team scored 138 goals with him, and its net shook 67 times, according to data from the “Transfer Market“Universal, and his contract with “Faris Najd” extends until June 2025.
