Sérgio Conceição simmering ahead of Saudi Arabia debut | OneFootball

Al-Ittihad made several images public this Monday revealing another training session in Jeddah, with Sérgio Conceição vigorously urging his players on during preparations for the match against Al-Fayha, coached by Pedro Emanuel and scheduled for this Friday.

It is worth recalling that the experienced Portuguese coach was officially announced as the new manager of the current Saudi champions last Wednesday and, after arriving in Jeddah to a euphoric reception on Thursday, quickly got down to work.

Among various ways of driving the team on, Sérgio Conceição stood out by trying to joke with one of the players, a gesture that even drew a smile from Karim Benzema in a video released by the club on Sunday, with high standards marking Al-Ittihad’s recent sessions – the team where the Portuguese Danilo Pereira plays.

The coach, who recently left AC Milan, thus embraces his first challenge outside European football in pursuit of the Saudi title defense, becoming a direct rival of Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix and Jorge Jesus, all at Al Nassr, not to mention Rúben Neves and João Cancelo of Al Hilal.

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