The Flamengo of the Chileans Arturo Vidal and Erick Pulgar seeks to advance to the grand final of the FIFA club tournament
He brazilian flamencobox where they militate the Chileans Arturo Vidal and Erick Pulgarwill try to justify his status as champion of the Copa Libertadores in the first semifinal of the 2022 Club World Cup, in which they will face the al hilal saudiwinner of the Asian Champions League, directed by Argentine Ramón Díaz.
The Brazilian team appears in the universal appointment of clubs for the second time, after participating in the 2019 edition in Qatar. Then, curiously, he also had to face the Saudi team, whom he defeated 3-1 at the International Khalifa Stadium in Doha.
It was not easy then against Al Hilal, who even took the lead through Salem Al Dawasari and could not confirm the victory until the last stage. The Uruguayan Giorgian de Arrascaeta equalized the game at the beginning of the second half and Bruno Henrique and Ali Hadi Al-Bulaihi confirmed the comeback at the end with an own goal.
On this occasion both teams will meet at the Ibn Tattouta stadium in Tangier from 4:00 p.m. in Chilewith arbitration by the Romanian Istvan Kovacs.
DT Vitor Pereira will definitely not be able to count, as was to be expected, with one of his main players, Bruno Henriquedue to physical problems, but he has made the final list of 23 players Chilean Arturo Vidalalthough it is difficult for him to be part of the starting eleven against Al Hilal, in which a man with the experience of David Luiz should be, who intends to complete his record, since he is missing this World Cup after losing with Chelsea against Corinthians the final of 2012.
The former defender of the London club, like the rest of the team, believes it will be a semifinal “very difficult” against Al Hilal, several of whose players participated in the first big surprise of the past World Cup in Qatar 2022when Saudi Arabia defeated eventual champions Argentina.
The Asian champion who runs an entire institution like Ramón Díaz overcame his first obstacle. Not an easy game against the host Wydad Casablancawhich he got rid of after the penalty shootout (5-3) after finishing the match and extra time with a tie at one goal.
The Argentine coach, champion of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana with River Plate, has suffered the notable loss of one of his fundamental players, the Saudi international Mohamed Kanno, sent off for a double booking at the end of the match against Wydad, and the problems physicists of the Peruvian André Carrillo, but still, with their weapons, don’t give up surprise and to stand for the first time in the fight for the title after being fourth in 2019 and in the last edition.
Behaving like an iron block, not making mistakes and taking advantage of the potential of men with experience in the big European leagues like the Nigerian Odion Ighalo or the Malian Moussa Marega, without forgetting the Argentine Luciano Vietto, in attack, are considered to be the weapons that the Al Hilal to beat Flamengo.
Probable lineups:
Flamengo: Matheus Cunha, Varela, David Luiz, Leo Pereira, Filipe Luis, Thiago Maia, Gerson, Everton Ribeiro, De Arrascaeta, Gabi Barbosa and Pedro.
Al Hilal: Al-Mayyouf; Nasser Al-Dawsari, Al-Bulaihi, Jang, Abdulhamid; Salem Al-Dawsari, Cuellar, Vietto; Al-Shehri, Ighalo and Marega.
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