Late-Season Rally: Fabinho and Mitaj Return to Fire Up Al-Ittihad vs Al-Hazm
3 April 2026
Late-Season Boost: Fabinho and Mitaj Return
Al-Ittihad are hoping for a late-season resurgence as they prepare for a Roshen Saudi Pro League showdown with Al-Hazm. The match is set to take place at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City in Jeddah, in the 27th round of the campaign.
According to the Saudi press, Brazilian midfielder Fabinho and Albanian left-back Mario Mitaj arrived in Jeddah in the early hours of Friday, fresh from international duty with Brazil and Albania during the March window.
The two join a growing group of returning players, including Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajković, and Roger Fernandes, with coach Sergio Conceicao still weighing whether to field them against Al-Hazm.
Al-Ittihad currently sit sixth in the league table on 42 points, 25 adrift of leaders Al-Nassr. The stakes are high as the Tigers push for a stronger finish to the season.
And just for fun: If timing is everything, Fabinho just proved punctuality is a weapon—arrived with precision, left with a plan, and probably a better tan than mine after a flight at dawn.
Punchline two, because even snipers need a punchline: If goals were currency, Mitaj and Fabinho just made a hefty deposit—bank balance: scoreboard overload.
