Inzaghi benches Cancelo at Al Hilal
Reports indicated that Al-Hilal's head coach, Italian Simoni Inzaghi, excluded Portuguese player João Cancelo from the team lineup for the match against Al-Faisaly in the opening round of the Saudi Pro League. The reason cited was his lack of readiness after returning from his holiday and participating with his national team in the 2026 World Cup. Cancelo, 32 years old, had his loan spell at Barcelona end this summer, and he remains under contract with Al-Hilal until July 2027 after transferring from Manchester City in August 2024. The team held a training session on Wednesday evening at the Kingdom Arena stadium in preparation for the match, with the final training session scheduled for Thursday.
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