Sérgio Conceição arrives in Saudi Arabia to lead Al-Ittihad | OneFootball

Al-Ittihad posted on social media, on Thursday morning, the first images of Sérgio Conceição's arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after he was announced as the coach of the current Saudi champions.

Conceição was received with great enthusiasm: at the airport, he was offered a welcome bouquet in the club’s colors and arrived accompanied by the rest of the coaching staff – João Costa, Fábio Moura, Bruno, Siramana Dembélé, Diamantino Figueiredo, and Vedran. Smiling, the former FC Porto and AC Milan coach had a coffee and showed off an Al-Ittihad scarf.

It should be noted that, at 50 years old, this is Sérgio Conceição’s first experience outside Europe, after stints as head coach at AC Milan, FC Porto, Nantes, SC Braga, Académica, V. Guimarães, and Olhanense.

The goal is to lead Al-Ittihad to a second consecutive championship, in a contest expected to be fiercely disputed with Al Nassr, managed by Jorge Jesus – without a title since 2019 – and with Al Hilal, champions two seasons ago and now led by Italian Simone Inzaghi, with several Portuguese players involved in these three clubs.

Currently, Al-Ittihad occupies third place in the standings after four rounds, with nine points (three wins and one loss), three points behind Al Nassr, who have four wins from four games.

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