Al Nassr faces Al Ittifaq today, Monday, at Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam, as part of the first round of the Saudi Pro League. The team's coach, Portuguese Luis Castro, has excluded a group of foreign players, leaving only the duo "Sadio Mane and Gresilan Konan." Castro will use a group of substitutes to rest the key players who participated in the final match against Al Hilal in the Arab Championship.
Star player Cristiano Ronaldo, along with defenders Abdullah Madu and Ali Lajami, will miss the match due to injury. Ronaldo, who led Al Nassr to victory over Al Hilal 2-1, leaving the final in the 112th minute on a stretcher, suffered a severe knee injury during a challenging play with Al Hilal player Mohammed Ghafli.
Castro decided to rest "Elex Telles, Talisca, Brozovic, Seko Fofana, Sultan Al-Ghanam, and Abdullah Al-Khubairi."
Expected lineup for Al Nassr:
- Goalkeeper: Nawaf Al-Aqeedi
- Defense: Konan, Mohammed Al-Fateel, Abdul Ilah Al-Amri, Nawaf Boshul
- Midfield: Ali Al-Hassan, Abdul Majid Al-Sulayyem, Mukhtar Ali, Abdul Rahman Ghareeb, Sadio Mane
- Attack: Abdul Fattah Adam
