The Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição made a surprising decision within the Al-Ittihad camp by excluding one of the team's foreign players from the anticipated derby match against Al-Ahli in the Saudi Roshan League.

The Enmaa Stadium will host the anticipated clash between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli, as part of the 25th round of the Roshan Professional League, in a match of great significance for both teams.

Conceição decided to exclude the Dutch winger Steven Bergwijn from the team's squad for the derby, due to technical reasons related to his lack of physical and technical readiness to participate in the match.

Midfielder Awad Al-Nashri has also been confirmed to miss the anticipated match due to a recent injury that has kept him from participating with the team in recent times.

The club aims to continue its positive results in the Roshn League, especially after securing a victory in the last round against Al-Khaleej with a score of one to nil.

The derby match holds great significance for the Ittihad team, as the coaching staff led by Conceição aims to secure the three points and continue to compete strongly in the Roshen League race in the upcoming rounds.