Against Pachuca comes the first success for the team of the former Nerazzurri coach with the goals of Al Dawsari and Marcos Leonardo: 2-0

Journalist

June 27, 2025 (modification at 07:38) – MILAN

The first Hurrà by Simone Inzaghi applies to the Al Hilal access to the round of 16 of the Club World Championship. The former Inter technician, however, must penalize more than expected against the Pachuca Mexicans (already eliminated after two games), in the game until 95 ‘, when Marcos Leonardo closes the accounts on a sleep of Bauermann, marks the 2-0 final and puts the stamp on the passage of his turn. First, in fact, the Saudis administered with some patema too much the advantage signed in the first half by the usual Dewsari Salem, also risking the scoring goal that would have cost the elimination to Inzaghi. Instead, Al Hilal advances and now awaits Manchester City on July 1 in Orlando in the first match from inside or outside. Who knows, he succeeded in the feat against Guardiola, Simone could challenge Inter in the quarterfinals …

pressure

The key in the first half is the Saudi pressing that sends out the Pachuca ball exit. Yet the Mexicans begin well and at 3 ‘the peperino Dominguez puts the chills in Bounou: his diagonal from 20 meters touches the pole and turns off on the bottom. Al Hilal has more qualities, but Mitrovic’s absence removes weight on the attack and Inzaghi’s team struggles to create in front. Malcom tries to the left around the 21st minute: ball abundantly out. On the back of the bottom, however, Bauermann combines the first mess of his evening, playing a ball in the vertical. Koulibaly anticipates Kenedy, Leonardo is rapid in the bank for Nasser at Dawsari who first launches the homonymous Salem in the space: control and lob of the captain to climb over Jurado outgoing are applause. From nothing comes the goal of the 1-0 who sends the formation of Lozano to Tilt. The Pachuca for 20 ‘abundant understands us little or nothing, but Leonardo head is eaten the doubling. Thus, before the interval, the Tuzos put their noses again in the half of others, with PalaVecino forcing the parade in two times Bounou.

chills

The Moroccan goalkeeper repeats himself in the 10th minute of the second half on the too central conclusion of Rondon. The Al Hilal crogsulates a little too much on the advantage and, when Salem at Dawsari and Tambakti give a flat rate, the pachuca takes a field shower. Inzaghi realizes it and tries to find security moving on to the three -blue memory defense, but now there is to be suffering, also because the changes of the Arabs are not up to the owners. Bautista (twice) in the fray wastes with the right from a favorable position. Then in the 39th minute, the newly enthusiast Hernandez of his head sends out of nothing. Much more than a thrill. Leonardo only thinks about the fear of fear only at the 50 ‘: the Brazilian, who previously devoured the doubling face to face with Jurado, this time he is good at exploiting a launch of Ruben Neves (and the sleep of Bauermann who keeps him in the game), jumping the goalkeeper and depositing the 2-0 ball with his left. Inzaghi, very agitated on the bench, can finally relax: his al Hilal is in the round of 16.



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