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.
