Strong confrontations in the Saudi League .. Derby Jeddah between Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad and the Youth Summit and Al-Nasr
The eighteenth stage of the Saudi Football League is witnessing a heated derby between Al-Ahly, third-ranked, and the fourth-league, Thursday, on the reserve stadium in King Abdullah Sports City, while the leaders of the youth clash with its neighbor Al-Nasr, the fifth on Saturday.
Al-Ittihad ended the dominance of its traditional opponent, when it won the first-leg match with two clean goals, and was the first in the league to achieve it over its neighbor after 16 consecutive matches, during which Al-Ahly succeeded in winning 9 matches and tied in 7 others.
The third Al-Ahly has 33 points, equal with Al-Hilal, the runner-up, two points behind Al-Shabab leaders, while Al-Ittihad fourth has 28 points.
And after his sudden stumbling in a draw against Al-Batin, Al-Ahly returned and scored a difficult victory over Al-Wehda 4-2 through which he regained his balance.
He is looking forward to rehabilitating him from losing the first round and adding three new points that would put him in the lead, even if temporarily, until the end of the Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab match on Saturday.
Al-Ahly is currently considered full-fledged, in light of the readiness of its Syrian striker Omar Al-Somah and his Moroccan midfielder, Idris Fattouhi, along with the rest of the players.
On the other hand, Al-Ittihad quickly returned to the path of victories. After losing to the agreement, it managed to beat Al-Fateh by four.
He seeks to assert his superiority over his neighbor and to keep his hopes of competing for the title or at least within the Golden Square clubs.
Al-Shabab seeks to overcome the obstacle of victory on Saturday in order to achieve its fourth successive victory and to continue to lead.
The youth are performing well under the leadership of their young Spanish coach, Carlos Hernandez, and they are trying to continue the tone of victories and continue at the top despite the strength of the opponent.
On the other hand, Al-Nassr showed well in its last matches in the league and achieved remarkable results, before it was suspended by a draw with Al-Fateh on Tuesday.
Al-Nasr is living in a bright stage at the technical and moral level, as the Al-Asmi team managed to avoid losing in the last nine matches and advanced from the penultimate to sixth place, in addition to being crowned the Super Cup at the expense of its rival Al Hilal.
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