Lima's numbers prepare Al Wasl for Sharjah.. Betzi is proud of the scorer's "anger".
Lima celebrates with his colleagues during Al Wasl's victory over Al Dhafra.
Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem
Al Wasl and national team star Fabio Lima confirmed his recovery from the injury that kept him away last season after suffering a severe injury to a cartilage cut in the knee, after Lima scored three hat-trick goals that led Al Wasl to beat Al Dhafra four goals without a response, the day before yesterday, in the fifth round of the tournament. ADNOC Professional League, to prepare perfectly for the highly anticipated match against Sharjah in the next round.
And Al Wasl’s historical scorer in the professional league achieved exceptional numbers after he scored the third “hat-trick” in his career with “Al-Asfar” in the league, while Lima reached the 133rd goal to equal the number of the star of the national team and Al-Shaab Club (formerly) Adnan Al-Taliani, while he exceeded the number of the former Sharjah player Abdulaziz Mohamed, who has 132 goals.
Despite Lima's brilliance against Al Dhafra, the Al Wasl top scorer expressed his anger as he left the field when Argentine coach Juan Antonio Pizzi decided to replace him in the 62nd minute to rest him in preparation for the next league match against Sharjah in the sixth round.
Lima left the field directly without going to the bench, expressing his objection to his replacement, and his desire to continue the match until the end.
On the other hand, the Al Wasl coach said that he was proud of Lima after Lima expressed his anger over his replacement, stressing that it is a positive thing that the player likes to continue on the field and continue playing.
He added, "But at the same time we have important matches in the coming period, and all players must be ready to participate, whether by giving the opportunity to players who did not participate mainly or with the aim of resting some of the key players."
In the sixth round, Al Wasl is a guest of Sharjah, and the “Emperor” entered the atmosphere of competition for the lead after advancing to second place with 11 points, with a goal difference from Al Jazira with the same balance of points, while “Al-Asfar” will play the day after tomorrow an important confrontation outside its home against Khorfakkan in the first round of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup.
• 133 goals scored by Lima with Al Wasl in the league so far.
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