The team coached by Simone Inzaghi received a penalty for decided not to play the competition
The Disciplinary and ethical committee from the Saffthat is the Saudi Football Federation, he punished theAl-hilal with fine And disqualification. The decision taken derives from the choice of the club of Simone Inzaghi Of retire from the National Super Cup. The competition will be played from 19 al 23 August el ‘Al-ahli He will take the place of the Al-Hilal.
Fine and disqualification for the Al-Hilal by Simone Inzaghi
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Since June, the Al-Hilal has chosen as new coach Inzaghi, who finished his experience on the bench ofInter After 4 seasons, several national titles and two finals of Champions League lost, of which the last few months ago against the PSG For 5-0. The former Nerazzurri debuted on the new bench in World for club. The Saudi club reached the quarter -finals, where it was eliminated from Fluminense of the former Milan Thiago Silva. Having finished the season 2024/2025 At the beginning of last month, the Al-Hilal made an important decision: to give up its place in the Saudi Super Cup, which will begin this month. The club, therefore, wanted to have more time for rest. The high floors of the Saudi Arabia Football Federation welcomed this choice but, at the same time, they took measures.
In fact, the National Disciplinary and Ethical Committee decided to sanction the team of Theo Hernandez And Sergej Milinkovic-Savic In two ways: fine equal to 114 thousand euros; disqualify from next edition of the Super Cup, then the one that will be played in the season 2026/2027. The latter will start in case of qualification of the Al-Hilal at the tournament.
This year’s edition will begin on August 19th and the biancoblù have been replaced by the Al-Ahli. In addition to the latter club, the other teams that will compete for the title are: Al-ithad, that last season won Saudi Pro League And National cup; Al-nassrwhere they play Cristiano Ronaldo And Joaofelix;Al-Qadsiahopponent of the Al-Ahli he purchased Mateo Rettegui fromAtalanta. The final act of the tournament will be played on August 23.
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