The absence of al-ithad striker Karim Benzema in the Clasico clash against Al-Hilal was confirmed on Friday, 1 March at the Kingdom Arena, in the 22nd round of the Saudi Roshen League 2023-24 season.
Benzema failed to accompany the club’s mission to Riyadh on Thursday, February 29, due to the injury suffered by the player over the past days.
During Clasico Al-Hilal, the al-hilal Club will also miss the services of the duo Omar Husawi and Falcons; As a result of the injury, guard Abdullah Al-Ma ‘iouf was ready to meet after recovering from the injury.
The “Brigadier General” list suffers from other absences in front of the al-hilal, where Saad al-Moussa is also absent for suspension, along with guard Marcelo Grohi because of his exclusion from the team’s local list.
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During the Clasico clash, the al-itthad club will try to stop back-to-back crescent victories over the past period, which reached 24 wins across all competitions.
The leader hopes to surpass the al-itthad club’s hurdle to get closer to the current world record set by the Welsh club The New Saints, which won 27 consecutive victories in 2016.
The first round was a very exciting match in the city of Jeddah, and Al-Hilal settled for him 4-3 in the final moments, giving a vendetta to the meeting of Argentine coach Marcelo Gallardo’s battalion.
The upcoming clash of Clasico will be the first of the two teams out of 3 games scheduled for March, when they are scheduled to meet in the back-and-forth ACL quarter-finals.
During the current season, the al-itthad club suffers from a decline in results in the Roshen League, which holds its title from last year. The club currently sit fifth with 37 points, while Al-Hilal leads the competition with 56 points.
Clasico Al-Hilal and the Federation will be the first for his Argentine coach Gaiardo, who took charge last November, succeeding Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santo.
Prior to the international break, the Etihad club’s results were poor with Gaardo, winning 4 times, equalling once and losing 4 clashes.
But in recent times, the results have improved with the Argentine coach, and the Tigers have reached the semi-finals of the Servant’s Cup.
