Tomorrow, the next round of matches of the Elite ACL will take place. In it, Karshi's "Nasaf" will host Saudi Arabia's "Al Hilal" club at their home ground. Before the match, the visitors' head coach, Simone Indzagi, and player Marcos Leonardo shared their thoughts.
"Good evening everyone. We arrived in Karshi to participate in the second round match. "Nasaf" is a good team. "Nasaf" demonstrated in Jeddah how much struggle it can offer. The squad is also quite strong, especially individually," said Simone Indzagi.
"I expect the game to be tough. Nasaf is a serious opponent, and tomorrow's match will be different for us. Because this isn't the next match in the Saudi Arabian championship. This is the Elite ACL. We will give our all to achieve a good result tomorrow," said Marcos Leonardo.
- Does your team's preparation for the Saudi championship differ from the AFC Champions League preparation system? Which competition is more important to you?
- All competitions are important to me. It doesn't matter whether it's the championship, Cup, or ACL. I don't separate competitions and I fight for all of them.
- You didn't bring Darwin Nunez to Karshi. Can we say Nunes hasn't fully adapted to the team's game yet?
- Nunes has a wound on his knee. I hope he will return to the squad as soon as possible during FIFA.
- The Saudi Arabian national team seems to have weakened recently. Is this because Saudi clubs are adding good foreign players to their ranks? Do you think these aspects are interconnected?
- I think the level of the Saudi Arabian championship is very good. The clubs are strong and the organization is good. As for the national team, I started watching them too. We are acquainted with the head coach of the national team. I watched the last two matches of the Saudi Arabian national team.
- Marcos Leonardo wasn't on the roster last game. Before tomorrow's match, he made the standings, but Joao Cancelo was eliminated. Please share your thoughts about this.
- That's normal. Two different situations. At first, I thought I wouldn't be on the list and wouldn't go on the trip, but now I'm on the train and I'm on the trip. I want to make the most of this opportunity.
- What is Al Hilal's goal in this competition, and how do you assess the chances of other contenders?
- We are studying and monitoring all teams. "Duhail" was our first opponent, and now we will play against "Nasaf." Al Hilal will give it their all to win this competition.
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