Al-Aboud and Santo…the dispute is renewed | sports newspaper

Disagreements renewed between the Portuguese Nuno Santo, coach of the first football federation team, and Abd al-Rahman al-Aboud, the midfielder, specifically after the recent confrontation between Damak in the 22nd round of the Saudi Roshan League, which ended in favor of the Tigers with a score of 3-0, as private sources explained to Al-Riyadh. .
And according to the same sources, a verbal altercation occurred with which Al-Aboud started towards his coach inside the dressing room, immediately after the end of the match, as the player protested against being replaced, a quarter of an hour after his participation as a substitute.
The sources added that Santo was not satisfied with Al-Aboud’s performance, as he appeared on the line of contact more than once directing him to return for defensive coverage, but he refused to listen to the coach’s instructions, and after he left, he initiated peace upon him, but the dispute did not end until the voices came inside the changing room. And she indicated that the administrative apparatus of the first team informed Al-Aboud, yesterday, that he was on leave from yesterday’s training, which means that he will be punished as a result of his actions towards Portuguese coach Nuno Santo.
It is noteworthy that the two parties had a previous dispute, which lasted for several rounds before Anmar Al-Haili, the club’s president, intervened and held a meeting with the coach and the player before facing Al-Nasr in the 20th round to solve the problem, after which the player was included in the team’s list.
And Santo had stated after the Damak match in the press conference that the reason for Al-Aboud’s change was to create balance in the team after the expulsion of Ahmed Bamasoud, by hiring Awad Al-Nashiri, and this is his decision as a coach, and Al-Aboud must accept this matter as he is a professional player.