Castro seeks to restore his reputation before Jesus
The Portuguese Luis Castro, the coach of the Al-Nasr team, clashes again with his compatriot Jorge Jesus, the coach of Al-Hilal, in a fateful match for the Saudi Super Cup title.
Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal reserved their place in the Saudi Super Cup final after eliminating Al-Taawoun and Al-Ahly.
And qualified. Al-Nasr reached the Super Final after defeating Al-Taawoun with a score of 2-0, to meet its traditional rival Al-Hilal, which eliminated Al-Ahly on penalties 4-1 after the match between them ended in a 1-1 draw.
Castro is looking to restore his standing against his compatriot Jesus in the upcoming Super Cup match that will be held at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in Abha, next Saturday.
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Castro was unable to achieve any victory in the last 4 matches he played against Jesus, losing 3 times and drawing one.
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Castro failed to lead Al-Nasr to achieve any victory at the expense of Al-Hilal in the past four matches against Al-Hilal in the league, the semi-finals of the Saudi Super Cup, and the final of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup last season.
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Al-Nasr, led by Castro, lost to Al-Hilal 3-0 in the first round match in the Saudi Roshan League competition, before the two teams tied in the second round 1-1.
Al-Nasr was defeated by Al-Hilal with a score of 2-1 in the semi-finals of the last edition of the Saudi Super Competition, and the Yellows concluded their season by losing the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup title at the hands of the Jesus Battalion with kicks. The penalty shootout is 4-5 after the match between them ended in a 1-1 draw.