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Nuno's sacking felt inevitable as rot set in at Al Ittihad

Just over 16 months since he landed in Jeddah, Nuno Espirito Santo’s time as Al Ittihad head coach is officially up. The 49-year-old Portuguese was relieved of his duties in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a run of poor results.

Al Ittihad Pecat Nuno Espirito Santo usai Diduga Ribut dengan Benzema

Al Ittihad resmi memecat Nuno Espirito Santo. Kabarnya, keributan dengan Karim Benzema menjadi pemicunya.

Jota on alert as Celtic hero sees Ittihad next manager plan made to 'suit' Benzema amid Nuno's nervous wait

Exiled Jota is in line for a second chance at Al-Ittihad with under-pressure Nuno fighting for his job with the Saudi Pro League champions.

Karim Benzema's Misfiring Al Ittihad Beaten In Asian Champions League

Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad suffered their first defeat in this season's Asian Champions League when they were beaten 2-0 by Air Force Club in Iraq on Monday to pile the pressure on manager Nuno Espirito Santo. The current Saudi Arabian champions, struggling in the Saudi Pro League, went into the match in Erbil boasting a 100 percent record in Group C after defeating Air Force Club 1-0 in Jeddah last month. However, goals at the Franso Hariri Stadium from Ali Jasim and Mohannad Abdulraheem pulled the hosts to within two points of the group leaders after four matches. Back-to-back Asian champions in 2004 and 2005, Ittihad fell behind to the dominant home side one minute before half-time, when Jasim fired home Abdulraheem's cut-back.