Expected Formation of Al-Hilal Against Al-Shabab: Discover the Alternatives for Nunez and Savic

The coaching staff of Al-Hilal, led by Italian Simone Inzaghi, has decided on a nearly final starting lineup for the team's match against Al-Shabab, as part of the seventh round of the Roshan Saudi League, scheduled to take place on Friday evening at the "Kingdom Arena" in Riyadh.

The match between Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab will kick off at 4:50 PM, amid significant fan anticipation as both teams seek to enhance their positions in the league standings before the international competition break.

Al-Hilal will be missing the foreign duo Sergej Savic and Darwin Nunez, who were excluded from the final training session due to injury, forcing Inzaghi to look for solutions to compensate for this impactful absence in both midfield and attack.

Mohammed Kanno is set to enter the starting lineup to replace Savic in the midfield, while Inzaghi relies on the experience of Salem Al-Dosari on the left wing, alongside the Brazilian duo Marcos Leonardo and Malcom in the front line.

It is expected that Al-Hilal will start the match with the following formation:

Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou

Defense: Theo Hernandez, Hassan Tambakti, Kalidou Koulibaly, Hamad Al-Yami

Midfield: Nasser Al-Dosari, Ruben Neves, Mohammed Kanno

Attack: Salem Al-Dosari, Marcos Leonardo, Malcom

Al-Hilal currently occupies the third position in the Saudi league standings with 14 points, while Al-Shabab enters the match in the thirteenth position with 6 points, which increases the importance of the encounter for both sides in their quest to improve their standings early in the competition.