Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal bowed from the club’s World Cup on Friday after a 2-1 loss to Fluminen, but after a sudden running in the last eight they have left their mark on the global scene.

Simone InzaghiTeam beating team Manchester City 4-3 in the 16th round, giving the biggest concern of the tournament and one of the most exciting games of the competition.

Al Hilal started their campaign with a draw against Spanish giants Madrid true And they came through the group of the invincible group with a draw against the Champions League rules Salty And a 2-0 win over six times the winners of the Concafa Pachuca Cup, Mexico.

With a team mixing local Saudi talent with international recruits, the newly appointed Inzaghi was able to get the team on the eve of the last four.

For former Napoli and Senegal International defender Kalidou koulibalyOne of the expensive foreign players, performances in the first club of the first club with 32 teams, were a message that the Saudi connection is not just a lucrative pension home for European and South America players.

“We showed that Saudi teams are very strong, very powerful and we have many good players. Everyone thinks that when we went there, we only went for the financial argument, but we showed that we are working there,“He told reporters.

“We showed him in this World Cup and every team that played against us can see that we have talent. We want to improve the league, we have improved a lot in two years“He added.

Koulibaly was one of the early Saudi Pro League recruits after leaving the Premier League team Chelsea To join the Riad club and he said he has proven a rapid growth in the league.

“I was there at first and I see it today is very difficult. We saw that last year and next year will be tougher as more players are coming. The Saudi connection is taking a beautiful place in the world of football and we are happy because we are part of a very beautiful project and want to tell the whole world that football is getting better,“He said.

Inzaghi, who left Inter Milan And he took the team just before the tournament begins, he says he has been impressed with what he has seen from his players so far.

“Clearly, for me and my staff, it was very important to be able to play in this World Cup. We realized what kind of team we have, the quality of our players, the pleasure they work with every day. Now we are looking forward to a great season,“He said.

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