Roberto Firmino, who was part of the ‘wife’s offensive line’ for Liverpool in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL), exploded a hat-trick even before his debut in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Hari, to which Firmino belongs, won a 3-1 win in the opening round of the 2023-2024 season Saudi Pro League against Al-Hazm held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium outside Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 12th (Korean time).
The number one contributor was definitely Firmino. Firmino, who scored his debut goal with a header in the 6th minute of the match, opened the opposition goal again in the 4th minute.
Algerian national team winger Riyad Mahrez, who played for EPL Manchester City for five seasons, pushed a cross from the right flank.
Firmino completed a hat-trick while he was away.
In the 27th minute of the second half, a cross from the left side was connected with a header, but when the goalkeeper saved the ball, he kicked the ball directly and scored the third goal.
Firmino, who moved to Liverpool from Hoffenheim (Germany) in 2015, has been active as one of the EPL’s leading strikers.
He played eight seasons for Liverpool, scoring 111 goals in 362 official matches, including 82 goals in 256 league appearances.
Liverpool won the EPL in the 2019-2020 season, won the FA Cup and League Cup in the 2021-2022 season, won the UEFA Champions League (UCL) in the 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 seasons, and the 2019 International Football Federation (FIFA) Contributed to winning the Club World Cup.
In particular, they showed fantastic chemistry with Muhammad Salah (Liverpool) and Sadio Mane, who is now a member of Al Nasr (Saudi Arabia), and Korean fans nicknamed them the ‘Wife Trio’ by taking each letter from their names.
Saudi teams have recently brought in a large number of star players from European football with their enormous financial power.
Alahli, the “promoted team” that won the second division last season, is also at the forefront of this trend.
Marez, who worked with Firmino on this day, also took part in 236 official games for Man City, and boasts a career that recorded 78 goals and 59 assists.
Alan Saint-Maximin, who played as a three-top with two, also played for EPL Newcastle United from 2019.
Even in the EPL, which is considered the best league in the world, they have strong midfielders besides the three-top that can compete. Côte d’Ivoire national team member Franck Kessie, who has gone through prestigious prestigious schools such as AC Milan (Italy) and FC Barcelona (Spain), started as a central midfielder on the day and contributed to the victory.
Al-Ahli’s goalkeeper gloves that day were also worn by Edouard Mendy, the Senegalese national team player who played for Chelsea (England) until last season.먹튀검증
Mendy led Chelsea’s UCL victory in 2021 and was named UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year, and took the lead in Senegal’s African Cup of Nations victory and also won the FIFA Best Goalkeeper.
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