Italian coach Simone Inzaghi of Al-Hilal has made an intriguing decision to include all of his foreign players in the squad for the match against Al-Ittihad on Friday evening, as part of the sixth round of the Roshan Saudi Pro League.

The Saudi newspaper Al-Yawm confirmed that Inzaghi has summoned ten foreign professionals all at once in preparation for the anticipated clash, a move that reflects his desire to rely on all the distinguished elements during the strong confrontation.

The list includes Yassine Bounou, Youssef Ait Bennasser, Kalidou Koulibaly, Theo Hernandez, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Kayo Cesar, Malcolm, Marcos Leonardo, and Darwin Núñez.

Despite summoning this large number, the Italian coach will have to exclude two players from the final list, in compliance with the Saudi league regulations that allow only eight professionals to participate in each match.

This decision comes after the impressive performance of Al-Hilal in the last round when they swept Al-Ettifaq with a clean five-goal victory, which gave the team a significant morale boost ahead of the strong match against Al-Ittihad.

Al-Hilal currently occupies the fifth position in the Roshan League standings with 11 points, just one point ahead of Al-Ittihad, which is in sixth place, increasing the importance of the encounter between the two giants.