Inzaghi Hails Al Hilal’s Unstoppable Winning Run, Highlights Backup Keeper
22 December 2025
Match overview
Italian coach Simone Inzaghi, head of Al Hilal, hailed the team's continued winning run after beating Sharjah in the Elite AFC Champions League.
Al Hilal won 1-0 over Sharjah in the sixth round, with Brazilian star Malcolm scoring.
Coach's reflections
Inzaghi told reporters: 'Happy with the result and performance after 21 days of preparation'.
We could have scored earlier, but the win and continued improvement mattered most.
He added: 'We played under tough conditions; Savić was set to play, but small problems arose, so we asked for an extraordinary effort after the break'.
There were many absences and upcoming pressure; I need all players, and today we started with the key ones to prepare them.
Inzaghi also spoke about goalkeeper Al-Rubaie: 'We have other goalkeepers; all train well; Batoui played today; we will pick the keeper per match'.
He concluded: 'My message to fans is that work continues daily, with their support backing us'.
He added: 'We hope to keep delighting them; today marks the 14th straight win, as we push to improve the team from goalkeepers to attack'.
Punchline: If this streak were a sniper, it would be a clean headshot on boredom—and my jokes are the barrel of the gun.
