Spanish doctor Juan Jimenez, from Al-Hilal Club, has set a special rehabilitation program for Brazilian striker Malcom during the break that starts on Tuesday, following the team's return from Uzbekistan after an exciting victory over Nasaf with a score of 3-2, in the second round of the elite AFC Champions League.

According to sources from the sports newspaper "Al-Riyadiyah", Malcom will undergo a treatment and rehabilitation period during the break, after experiencing renewed pain in his ankle that he felt during the last training session before facing Nasaf, and he is expected to be ready before the match against Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi league, scheduled for October 18 in Dammam, as part of the fifth round of the Roshen Saudi League.

In the same context, Italian coach Simone Inzaghi has granted the team players a six-day break, with training set to resume next Monday, utilizing a number of youth players to compensate for the absence of seven international players, who will join the camp in Jeddah on Thursday in preparation for the matches against Indonesia and Iraq on October 8 and 14.

Al-Hilal leads its group in the western region of the elite AFC Champions League, with 6 points, after two consecutive victories over Qatari Al-Duhail and Uzbek Nasaf.