al nassr start this tuesday participation in the Asian Champions League against Shabab Al Ahli. in the team of Cristiano Ronaldo there is a lot of enthusiasm to start off on the right foot and move forward little by little until the goal of being champion is achieved. However, in the run-up to the clash there was an atmosphere of uneasiness in the dressing room since one of the club’s leaders could leave when he learned of the intentions of the Riyadh team to leave him out of competition due to a quota issue. Is about Anderson Talisca.
According to the regulations of the AFC Champions League (Asia), only a maximum of five footballers who were born outside the continent can play in the tournament. Along these lines, Al Nassr’s plan is to deliver their list in good faith with Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané, Seko Fofana, Marcelo Brozovic and Alex Telles.
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The five players mentioned have been part of the arrival of great stars in Saudi Arabian football since the beginning of the year. And although Anderson Talisca is already a benchmark for the team, Al Nassr would have no choice but to sacrifice him, something that could trigger the departure of the Brazilian striker.
Talisca arrived before the other figures and since his entry in 2021 he became an idol of the fans. If Al Nassr confirms his departure from the list of entries for the Champions League, the former Benfica striker would leave the team led by the Lusitanian Luis Castro. Gonzalo ‘Pity‘ Martínez would run with the same luck.
Al Nassr is not the only one affected
A similar case is experienced in the Al Ittihad dressing room with the Portuguese Jota, who less than a month after his arrival for 30 million euros, would be released to score another more renowned footballer. According to the newspaper Marca, the team where Karim Benzema, NGolo Kanté and Fabinho now play, would like to incorporate Mohamed Salah, today at Liverpool.
Fortunately, these problems with the Asian Champions League would come to an end in 2024 with the birth of a continental competition that would change the current regulations that limit “extra-Asian” footballers. The arrival of so many stars in such a short time is something that was not contemplated.
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