Former Brazilian National Team player and idol of Fluminense, Fred has evaluated the club’s match against Al-Ahly. They will face each other this afternoon at 3pm (local time) in the semifinal of the Club World Cup.
“I haven’t heard any Fluminense player underestimate Al-Ahly. We know the Egyptian club well and know their strength, and the match will be difficult and exciting for football fans as it will be played at a very high competitive level.”
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Al-Ahly defeated Al-Ittihad showing good football. “We knew that Al-Ahly was the strongest candidate to win against Al-Ittihad. The red team was the best on the field and controlled the level of play. Individual skills were in their favor. And all this contributed to the victory over Al-Ittihad in Jeddah,” he added.
“Percy Tau is the player who has performed at the most distinguished level at Al-Ahly. He has great skills in ball possession and dribbling. He won all individual confrontations and posed a big threat to Al-Ittihad’s goal.”