The Al Hilal football team, under the direction of coach Ramón Díaz, was defeated on Saturday in the final of the Asia Champions League, losing 1-0 against Urawa Red Diamonds and failing to win the consecutive title. Unfortunately, Peruvian footballer André Carrillo was responsible for an own goal that gave the victory to the opposing team.
The second half had started, and in the 48th minute, 'Culebra' made a mistake in the area when trying to deflect a free kick from Urawa's Norwegian defender, Marius Hoibraten, but ended up scoring on his own goal. In this way, it gave the Japanese team their third title in the Asian competition, who were crowned champions with a global score of 2-1.
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In the history of matches, this match was the third meeting in an Asia Champions League final. In 2017, Urawa came out on top, while in 2019, Al Hilal managed to earn the points in the same final of the international tournament.
Argentine strategist Ramón Díaz had made three changes compared to the first leg match, taking out Malian forward Moussa Marega and putting in Carrillo, while Urawa maintained the same team from the first leg match.
Messi and the rumors of his possible arrival at Al Hilal
Just before the final, Ramón Díaz was asked about the arrival of Messi in Saudi Arabia, and this was his response to the media: "Now we are focused on the game, we have a final. And after the final, we will see what happens."