Tunisian report: Esperance faces an impossible task in front of Al-Ahly tomorrow

Press reports revealed that Tunisia's Esperance is waiting for a difficult but not impossible task when it faces Al-Ahly, the defending champion, tomorrow, Saturday, at Al-Salam Stadium in the second leg of the African Champions League semi-final.

Al-Ahly settled the Champions League semi-final, first leg, with an exciting victory at the expense of its host, Esperance, with a goal without a response, scored by Mohamed Sherif, at the “Hammadi Al-Aqrabi” stadium in Rades.

The Tunisian newspaper, "Nesma Sport", said that the Tunisian Esperance, crowned with the title in the years 1994, 2011, 2018, and 2019, will be required tomorrow to present an ideal match at all levels, physically, technically and tactically, in order to remedy the defeat of going and returning with a ticket to qualify for the final match from Cairo against Al-Ahly, the record holder in Winning the continental title (9 titles).

The newspaper pointed out that Esperance is required to be vigilant and solid in tomorrow's meeting as much as it will also be required to have courage in the attack, in order to ensure that a goal is not conceded in its net with two goals scored in order to qualify for the final match and continue to strive for the fifth crown.

The newspaper added that Esperance will lose in the face of tomorrow the services of defender Muhammad Ali Al-Yaqoubi due to the Corona virus and Ghailan Al-Shaalali due to injury, in addition to the continued absence of Hussein Al-Rabea due to the Corona virus and striker Taha Yassin Al-Khenisi, who is punished by doping, and in light of these absences, the technical framework will work to choose a lineup. Balanced between the various lines, able at the same time to contain the strengths of the Egyptian team and exploit its weaknesses.

The newspaper stressed that the Ghanaian striker Khaled Abdel Basset failed to face the go, and Al-Shaabani may rely on the services of Alaa Al-Marzouki tomorrow in order to activate the offensive line, as well as trying to exploit the fixed balls, which will be an important factor that Esperance likes to exploit in order to surprise Al-Ahly’s defense, which is distinguished Solidarity in light of the presence of players in the value of Moroccan Badr Banoun, Tunisian Ali Maaloul and Akram Tawfiq.