It became evident that Sharjah was affected by the absence of its Brazilian player, Igor Cornado, who suffered a complete cut in the connective muscle, which will keep him out of action for two months.
And Sharjah suffered a great loss by three goals against a goal that is the first for the team, and thus moved away from the lead, after its score was frozen at 24 points to 26 for Al-Ahly youth, who rose to the top.
Igor is the most important player in the team, and his absence caused the team to be deprived of its striking attacking power.
It is expected that the continued absence of Igor in the upcoming matches will cost Sharjah important points in the event that the technical staff does not remedy the matter in finding appropriate solutions to compensate him.
Igor underwent surgery at Al Garhoud Hospital in Dubai, and the operation was performed by French surgeon Gili Repul.
Igor's injury during the team's last game against Hatta came in a role
The 16th President’s Cup, during which he contributed to his team’s 4-3 penalty kicks, and obtained the qualification card for the quarter-finals.
Although there was a state of sadness in Al Sharqawiya circles due to the absence of Igor, Sharjah coach Abdulaziz Al Anbari reassured his fans that he would rely on teamwork and balanced play.
Important numbers for Igor with Sharjah
- He participated mainly with Sharjah in nine league games, and he missed only one match against Al-Nasr because of the suspension.
He scored seven goals in the league, including five goals from within the goal area, two goals from outside, and made seven goals.
Created 28 chances for fellow players during nine matches.
- The number of passes he played in nine matches reached 277, of which 225 were successful.
- The number of minutes he played with Sharjah in the league was only 801 minutes.
The Sharjah masses called him several titles, including the "Icon of the King", the sorcerer, and the wedding maker.