Esteghlal FC will face a tough test on home soil as they take on the high-flying Al Nassr FC in the AFC Champions League on October 22nd.
Esteghlal hasn’t been in the best form recently, winning just one of their last five games. Their shaky defense has been a cause for concern, and they’ll need to tighten up against a strong Al Nassr attack.
Al Nassr, on the other hand, is in red-hot form. Led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, they’ve won their last five games and hold a solid defense with two clean sheets in the last five matches.
Al Nassr will be without Sami Al Najei, who is recovering from a cruciate ligament injury and is expected to be on the sidelines for a long period.
Goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi’s back injury has put him on the sideline for a longer period which means the team will continue to rely on other goalkeeping options.
Sultan Al-Ghannam, who suffered a foot injury in Al Nassr’s last fixture, is doubtful for this game.
Al Nassr: (4-3-2-1 right to left): Bento (GK) — Al-Boushail, Simakan, Laporte, Al Najdi — Alkhaibari, Brozovic, Otavio — Talisca, Mane — Ronaldo.
