Pachuca and Al-Ahly compete for a place in the final against Real Madrid

He Pachuca Mexican, led by the Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon or Dutch-Moroccan Oussama Idrissi, will face each other this Saturday in Doha (Qatar) to the Egyptian team Al-Ahly, African champions, for a place in the final of the Intercontinental Cupin which the winner will face the real Madrid next December 18th.

In it derby of the Americasthe Uruguayan coach’s team Guillermo Almada thrashed 3-0 in his debut against Botafogo of Brazil with annotations by the Moroccan Osussama Idrissi, the Colombian Nelson Deossa and Rondón.

The result increased the motivation of the players led by Almada, who after passing over the monarch of the Libertadores Cup, They believe they have real options to overcome the semi-final and compete for the title against Real Madrid.

Concacaf Championsthe Tuzos showed they were in good form, but they should not underestimate the Egyptians of Swiss strategist Marcel Koller, winners, also 3-0 of Arab Al-Ain in the African derby in their ‘quarterfinal’ match .

“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,” he stated Idrissi former Sevilla and Cádiz playeramong other teams.

The Argentinian 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.

He Al-Alhy, king of African football, will not be able to count on players like Oufa Shobeir, Mohamed Hany and Karim Fouadwho 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, the team Koller They will try to maintain order in the defense and, from there, try to harm the Mexicans.

“Pachuca is a strong team, They eliminated the South American champion. We saw the match against Botafogo, where they showed a high-level performance, scoring three goals in just 30 minutes,” commented midfielder Hussein Elshahat.

It will be the second time that both teams meet in a tournament of FIFA after the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup Japan 2008, match in which Pachuca won 4-2 after extra time.

The winner will compete for the title next Wednesday against Real Madrid at the stadium in Lusailvenue of the final of the Qatar World Cup 2022in which Argentina defeated France after the penalty shootout.