The Mexican Pachuca led by the Venezuelan striker Salomón Rondón or the Dutch-Moroccan Oussama Idrissi will face this Saturday the Egyptian team Al-Ahly, African champion, for a ticket to the final of the Intercontinental Soccer Cup, in which the winner will be will face Real Madrid in the Lusail final.
In the derby of the Americas, Uruguayan coach Guillermo Almada’s team beat Botafogo of Brazil 3-0 in its debut with scores from Moroccan Osussama Idrissi, Colombian Nelson Deossa and Rondón.
The result increased the motivation of the players led by Almada, who after passing over the champion of the Copa Libertadores, believe they have real options to overcome the semifinal and challenge Real Madrid for the title.
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Concacaf champions, the Tuzos showed that they are in good form, but they should not underestimate the Egyptians of Swiss strategist Marcel Koller, winners, also 3-0 against Arab Al-Ain in the African derby in their match in ‘ quarter finals’.
“Our ambition is to compete in every game. We showed (against Botafogo) that we have character, that we have quality in our team. “We came here with dreams, like everyone else,” stated Idrissi, former player of Seville and Cádiz, among other teams.
Argentine Sergio Barreto, who was injured in the match against Botafogo, confirmed that his departure from the pitch was purely a precaution and theoretically he will be at the disposal of his coach.
Al-Alhy, the king of African football, will not be able to count on players like Oufa Shobeir, Mohamed Hany and Karim Fouad, who were not called up for this tournament due to injury, but will still go out in search of victory with Wessan Abou Ali as leader of the offensive; Excited about facing the meringues in the final, Koller’s team will try to maintain order in the defense and, from there, try to undermine the Mexicans.
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