Brazilian striker Romarinho announced his departure from the al-itthad of Jeddah Club, after 6 his seasons with the Saudi club, following the humiliating loss of his team on Friday to a clean five-way deal, drawing the 31st round of the Pro League.
Romarinho: I had my last game at the Radioactive Jewel Stadium
“The agreement match is my last at the Radioactive Jewel Stadium, especially as I am leaving the team by the end of this season officially,” Romarinho (33) said in remarks about Saudi Arabia’s SSC.
Romarinho added: “For 6 years, I have had happy and sad moments with the Union. I am grateful to the fans of the club, but this season has not been as we wish. we were clearly below par “.
The Brazilian star said: “The coronation moment. We were fighting for survival in the first two years, and last season we had two titles. the moment of lifting the league title will remain in my heart forever “.
رومارينهو – لاعب #الاتحاد:
• محزن بالنسبة لنا الخسارة بهذه النتيجة
• سعيد بالفترة التي قضيتها في الاتحاد
• جماهير الاتحاد ستبقى في قلبي #دوري_روشن_السعودي#الاتحاد_الاتفاق | #SSC pic.twitter.com/LBIJ5H0Tbg— SSC (@ssc_sports) May 10, 2024
In 213 appearances for the Etihad, Romarinho scored 95 goals and provided 30 assists. This was Rome’s third experience in the Gulf region; After carrying the colors of the Qatari Army and the Emirati Island, knowing that he shone in his country with Corinthians, he won the Copa Libertadores and Club World title with him in 2012.
In yesterday’s loss to the agreement, last season’s defending champion Etihad froze at 50 points in fifth place, after receiving a third successive defeat in the league, in a series that also punctuated his loss to Crescent 1-2 in the semi-final of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup.
In the absence of France’s Karim Benzema and Morocco’s Abdel Razak Hamdallah, the suffering of the al-itthad has increased at its stadium and central fans, bringing the total goals the team has received during the current season to 48, in a negative figure not previously earned with him in the league.
Commenting on the union’s humiliating loss to the agreement, Argentine coach Marcelo Gallardo said in a press conference: “I apologize to the fans of the Etihad club for the great defeat, there is frustration in the team, and it has been since the beginning of the season, and we are working to correct all things during the current period.”
