Al-hilal training saw left-back Yasser Al-Shahrani participate in the first part of the training to confirm the player’s readiness to participate with the team in the upcoming games.
Led by manager Jorge Jesus to face his al-taawoun counterpart in the quarter-finals of the Saudi king cup2023.
The leader’s battalion returned for group training after the victory on Friday over Al Tai team with two goals against a goal in the 16th round of the Saudi Professional League competition.
Al-Shahrani received the green light from the medical apparatus to participate in the training following his recovery from the injury he suffered in the past days and caused his prolonged absence from the team and his exclusion from the last Saudi team camp.
Yasser Al-Shahrani’s participation in the al-taawoun depends on manager Jorge Jesus’ decision, which may give him some minutes in the match, with Mohamed Al-Brik starting mainly as a left-back in past games.
The player undergoes intensively his qualification program which includes a number of leg muscle strengthening exercises.
Saudi head coach Roberto Mancini earlier decided to exclude Yasser Al-Shahrani from Camp Lakhdar for lack of readiness after suffering an injury.
Al-Shahrani missed the participation with Al-Hilal in several matches, most notably the al-hazm clash in the context of the 14 round of the Roshen League competition as well as the Navbakhur Namangan Uzbek match in the fifth round of the Asian Champions League
Al-Hilal claimed a thrilling victory over Iranian rival Nasaji Mazandran, with two goals against a single goal in the sixth round of the group stage in the 2023/2024 AFC Champions League.
