Reason for Inzaghi's Exclusion of Benzema Against Al-Taawoun
Saturday 04-04-2026
Italian Simone Inzaghi, the coach of Al-Hilal, decided to exclude the French star Karim Benzema from the team's lineup for the match against Al-Taawoun, as part of the 27th round of the Saudi Professional League.

The club explained through its official account that Benzema is suffering from a toe injury, which led to his absence from the match scheduled to take place this Saturday evening at the 'Kingdom Arena' in Riyadh.

The official Al-Hilal lineup is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou

Defense: Theo Hernandez, Hassan Tambakti, Kalidou Koulibaly, Muteb Al-Harbi

Midfield: Murad Hawsawi, Ruben Neves, Mohamed Kanno

Attack: Marcos Leonardo, Mario Mitaj, Malcom

Al-Hilal aims to achieve victory despite the absence of its captain, in order to continue putting pressure on Al-Nassr in the battle for the top of the league.

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