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Al-Ittihad head coach Nuno Espirito Santo's hopes of keeping his job suffered a blow as the Saudi Pro League side slumped to a 2-0 loss at Iraq's Air Force Club in the Asian Champions League on Monday.
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.
Buoyed by the Ballon d’Or holder and a host of headline arrivals, Al Ittihad began this season just as they concluded the last.
Many fans in Europe will be unfamiliar with football in Saudi. But the Pro League in it’s current form is now almost 50 years old. It has a long and rich history - cherished by millions of fans in its native country. The fans of Saudi Pro clubs are ecstatic that their league is finally getting the recognition they feel like it deserves.
Nearly a month after they clashed in the quarter-finals of the King Salman Cup, Saudi Arabia’s two most successful clubs – Al Ittihad and Al Hilal – find themselves face to face again, this time in matchweek 5 of the Saudi Pro League.
Al-Ittihad manager Nuno Espirito Santo described media reports that he had fallen out with Karim Benzema as “nonsense” after the French striker scored his first Saudi Pro League goal during a 4-0 victory over Al-Riyadh on Thursday.
Karim Benzema tampil oke saat menjadi kapten Al Ittihad lawan Al Riyadh. Hal ini sekaligus menjawab rumor kabar dirinya bersitegang dengan sang pelatih Nuno Espirito Santo dengan mencetak gol di laga ini.
Karim Benzema tampil ganas di laga Al Ittihad kontra Al Riyadh. Kemarin ada drama dirinya bersitegang dengan pelatih Nuno Espirito Santo, kini bikin gol plus jadi kapten.