The Saudi public is waiting for the Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab summit in the King's Cup semi-finals
Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab will compete for the first card in the King’s Cup final in football on Sunday in a strong match at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, while the two will meet on the second card, Al-Fayhaa and Al-Ittihad, the league leaders.
Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab are the third match between them this season, as they met twice in the league, the first ended in a 2-2 draw, while Al-Hilal won the second with a big score 5-0.
Al Hilal aspires to confirm its superiority over its neighbor. In the last 17 matches in various tournaments, it won 12 and drew in 5 matches.
Al Hilal is looking to reach the final for the seventeenth time in the history of the tournament, and then search for the tenth title, while the youth hope to stop the blue tide and reach the final for the seventh time and then think about the fourth title in its history.
Al-Hilal qualified for the semi-finals after beating Al-Raed 2-0 in the final price, before overcoming the obstacle of its neighbor Al-Nasr 2-1 in the quarter-finals, while Al-Shabab qualified after its great victory over Damak 5-0 in the final price, before overtaking Al-Ahly 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
Al Hilal has been running perfectly since contracting with Argentine coach Ramon Dias, as he has not lost or drawn in any match, as he achieved seven consecutive victories, including one in the King's Cup.
He seeks to continue his series of victories and reach the final, especially as he enters the match with complete ranks, except for the absence of Peruvian Andy Carrillo, who was injured with his country, who will play an international play-off to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
Al-Hilal includes a group of the brightest stars of Saudi football, who contributed to the team’s qualification a few days ago to the World Cup finals, such as Salman Al-Faraj, Salem Al-Dossary, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Muhammad Al-Buraik and Muhammad Kanoo, along with foreign players.
On the other hand, the levels and results of the youth declined in the recent period, as they lost against Al Ittihad, the league leader, before they tied against Al-Taei.
These results overthrew his Brazilian coach Shamuska and brought in the new old Romanian coach Marius Chomodica, who started his mission in an official capacity, and is looking forward to arranging his team's papers and leading him to the final, especially as he has a group of distinguished elements in various lines, led by his Argentine captain Ever Banega, Hassan Timbukti, Fawaz Al-Qarni, Hattan Bahbri and others. .
Al-Ittihad is seeking to reach the King’s Cup final for the nineteenth time in its history, when it is a guest of Al-Fayhaa, on Monday at Al-Majmaa Sports City Stadium.
The two teams had never met in the King's Cup, but they met in the 2014 Crown Prince Cup, and Al-Ittihad succeeded in winning a clean four.
This season, the two teams met in the league twice, during which they exchanged wins, as Al-Fayhaa won 1-0 in the first leg and Al-Ittihad in the second leg 2-0, and each of them is looking forward to eliminating the other from the cup and securing their place in the final.
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