Al Ain’s encounter with Sharjah is renewed for the fourth time in the current season, when the two sides meet in the President’s Cup semi-finals, at 5:40 at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Al-Jazira Club in Abu Dhabi, as the “leader” aspires to benefit from the absence of Italian Igor Cornado from «King »To qualify for the final, while Sharjah skillfully invokes the former Al Ain player, Brazilian Cayo Lucas, to preserve the chance of winning his second title in the season.
The coach of Sharjah, Abdulaziz Al-Anbari, shocked the "King" audience, after he announced the absence of Cornado from participating in the match due to injury, as the Arab Gulf League title holder did not congratulate the Italian player for returning to the matches last month, before he suffered a new injury that would keep him away from The most important games of the season for Sharjah.
The two teams' matches witnessed a great excitement this season, as Sharjah won over Al Ain in the third round of the league with three goals for two goals, while the two teams tied in the second leg with a goal for each, while Al Ain won the Arab Gulf Cup quarter-final with two goals.
Sharjah is betting on the brilliance of Al Ain, the former Brazilian player, Caio Lucas, who joined the "King" during the last winter transfers, and participated for the first time with the team against Al Ain on February 7, as the loaned player scored on loan from Benfica, Portugal, a goal in Al-Zaeem goal, and it has become one of the most important elements that Abdulaziz Al-Anbari relies on in the team’s formation in past matches.
This match is considered the most important season of the season for Sharjah, especially since the team has difficult chances in competing for the league title, while the "King" seeks to qualify for the cup final, and keep his hopes for winning the second titles in the current season, after the season started with a victory over Al-Ahly youth. And obtaining the Arab Gulf Super Cup, while Sharjah has another important goal, which is to win the cup title for the ninth time in its history, and to equal the record number achieved by "Dubai Knights" last season.
On the other hand, Al Ain lives its best time at the moment, after winning the last three games played in the league, at the expense of the Federation of Kalba Hatta and Fujairah, to reduce the difference with the leader Al-Ahly youth to three points, while the «leader» hopes to keep his chances of winning the two , And achieve his achievement for the first time in its history in the 2017-2018 season.
Although Al Ain won a hard victory over Fujairah last week, Portuguese coach Pedro Emmanuel showed his ability to deal with difficult circumstances, while the team has many offensive solutions, with the brilliance of the player Jamal Maarouf, to support the Togolese Lapa Kudjo and Caio Canedo in leading the team attack .
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