Al Wasl is in a heavy confrontation when it hosts Al Ain in the second round of the Arabian Gulf League matches at 9:15 at Al Wasl Zabeel Stadium, where the Emperor is testing his intentions to compete for the league title, after the season started with a difficult confrontation against Al Nasr. Derby »at Al Maktoum Stadium, ended in a 0-0 draw.

Al-Fahoud seeks to get a strong moral boost if they win against Al-Ain, as this game is considered a crossroads and a real test of its competitive level, especially that the victory in the «Clasico» will make a big difference for the Al Wasl in the league, in terms of getting Players have great confidence in themselves, in addition to increasing public support for the team in upcoming games.

Al Wasl is facing a difficult challenge, especially as it only achieved a victory over Al Ain in the last 10 years, which was in the season 2016-2017, 4 goals to three, while «leader» significantly outperform Al Wasl in the confrontations of the two teams, the latest win, Last season, they went 3-1 in Zabeel and 5-1 in the second leg, while the Cheetahs won in the last 16 of the President's Cup 5-3 in an exciting match.

The biggest problems for Al Wasl's coach, led by Roman Lorient Regicamp, will be the defense, after Abdul Rahman Ali was cut in the cruciate ligament, in addition to the absence of Abdullah Jassim due to travel to Spain to check on his knee, after suffering a bruise during the camp of the Olympic team, as it will not be There are several options for the Romanian coach, who will use Brazilian Lucas Galvao and Ghanaian George Dobing in the defense.

Al Ain, meanwhile, are in the match with high morale, having won the first round against Ittihad Kalba 3-2, thanks to Saeed Juma who scored the winner in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

Al-Zaeem hopes to continue his historic victory over Al-Wasl and achieve his second successive win, so as not to lose any points early in the competition for the title of the league, while the main absentee of the game, Brazilian Caio Canido, who suffered a muscle injury, will keep him out of the game. Al-Ainawi was waiting for the first appearance of the Brazilian against his former team Al Wasl, who played in his five seasons, before moving to «leader» from the beginning of this season.

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