Marcelo Doulak, the technical director of Al-Riyadh, who has Egyptian winger Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet among its professional players, announced the official lineup for the match against Al-Ahli in the Saudi League.
Al-Riyadh will face their rival Al-Ahli Jeddah at 9:00 PM today, Friday, as part of the fifth round of the Saudi League competition for the 2026/2027 season.
Al-Ahli enters the match ranked seventh with 6 points, having achieved two victories against two defeats, while Al-Riyadh occupies the 12th position with 4 points from one win, one draw, and two losses.
Trezeguet leads Al-Riyadh's lineup against Al-Ahli
The official lineup of Al-Riyadh witnessed the complete exclusion of Mahmoud Trezeguet from both the starting list and the substitute players, by decision of coach Marcelo Doulak, who selected the following formation:
Goalkeeper: Milan Borjan
Defense: Sultan Al-Eissa - Mohammed Al-Khaibari - Rodrigo Abascal - Suleiman Hazazi
Midfield: Fahd Al-Gizani - Victor Lekhal - Essam Bahri
Attack: Teddy Okou - Leandro Antonius - Hassan Al-Ali
On the substitutes' bench: Emad Al-Fada - Hussein Al-Sharfa - Faisal Sabihi - Osama Al-Bawardi - Hussam Mujrashi - Abdulilah Al-Talea - Hussein Al-Nuwaiki - Salman Al-Matar - Marzouq Tambakti
Al-Ahli's lineup to face Al-Riyadh
Mendy – Hamed – Ibanez – Suleiman – Balobaid – Atangana – Bondarenko – Spertsian – Trincão – Galeno – Ivan Toney.
Al-Riyadh enters the match with high morale following improved results in recent rounds, after drawing with Al-Shabab before achieving victory over Neom, earning 4 points in their last two matches.
Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet and his teammates hope to continue their positive results against the Jeddah giant, exiting the encounter with a result that helps them move away from danger zones in the standings table.
On the other hand, Al-Ahli Club seeks to restore its balance in the local league, as after an initial phase where the team achieved positive results, it suffered two defeats against Al-Kholood and Al-Hilal, causing it to drop in the standings table.
