The readiness of Serbia international Sergei Savic, the star midfielder of the First al-hilal soccer team, to face the al-ettifaq is evident tomorrow as part of the 21st round of the Saudi Roshen League.
The Serbian star was suffering from physical strain, causing him not to play his capital blue team’s match against Iran’s Spahan in the Asian al-hilal through which he crossed into the quarter-finals of the major continental tournament.
According to the same sources, Portuguese coach Georgie Jesus will make his decision tomorrow to rely on Savic essentially or put him on the bench, depending on his full physical readiness.
Jesus had appeared at the press conference following the Asian match and confirmed that removing Savic from the match was not a technical but a medical decision, due to the physical strain the player complains about.
This is the Serbian international’s second injury during the current season, after the first to suffer a knee sprain suffered in front of the conquest, in the 12-league round he missed until facing the packages in which he appeared in the 14th round.
Jesus, in the post-match press conference, said: “The decision to exclude Savic is not artistic, but the player had a physical overload he felt from the last game, so we decided to rest him.”
