Al Ain coach Croatian Ivan Liko confirmed that his Brazilian player Caio Canido missed the match against Al Ittihad Kalba due to injury, denying reports that some social networking sites reported in the past hours about the existence of a dispute between them.
"Cayo suffered an injury and certainly his absence from today's game was a loss for us," Lecco told a news conference after the 3-2 win.
However, Croatian Ivan Liko did not say when the player would return for group training and the possibility of joining the next game, which brings the "leader" with rival Al Wasl in Zabeel.
Caio Canedo appeared in the mixed zone after the match, unable to walk normally and refused to speak to the media.