Tuesday 10/December/2024 – 12:13 AM
Alan Calleja, director of football for Mexican club Pachuca, said that the club’s confrontation Al-Ahly If it happens, it will be a great confrontation with memories of the two teams’ confrontation in the Club World Cup in 2008.
Statements of the Director of Football at Pachuca Club, Mexico
Alan Calleja said during his television statements: “I was not present in 2008 when Pachuca faced Al-Ahly and then I joined in 2012 to work at the club. However, I remember well that Pachuca was late in the first half and we were able to come back and win against Al-Ahly in a big match, all in The past, but nevertheless, this will be a new confrontation if we win over Botafogo and reach Al-Ahly, and we hope that we will be able to face each other.
Regarding the possibility of facing Al-Ahly, he said: Al-Ahly is the team that always wins, it has 44 leagues, and is one of the most participating clubs in the Club World Cup, so it is a big team and must be respected very much, but we have a match against Botafogo and we must win it to be able to go to face Al-Ahly.
He added: Koller arrived in Cairo in 2022, and he has won nearly 10 titles in different competitions since he took over, so the work he is doing is very respectable with many victories that have been achieved, which is a good thing for the team and for the coach without a doubt and their presence in the club. This round of the tournament is a great success and we hope to face them.
Regarding the Pachuca team’s follow-up to Al-Ahly club during the recent period, he said: It is a team that includes many very prominent players. Personally, I think that Taher Mohamed Taher is the best of them. He can play on the right, and he can play on the left. He is 27 years old, and he is young in age and I think he has Interesting abilities. I think he is a very important player. I repeat, he is a special player among a group of special players. I see him as a different person.
The director of football at the Mexican club Pachuca concluded his statements, saying: We first think about facing Botafogo, then if we win, we think about facing Al-Ahly, and if we win, we will think about playing against Real Madrid. It is the dream and what we are completely focused on, but step by step, it will be a historic event if we win against… Champion of the Libertadores and champion of Africa, imagine what it would be like, like the icing on the cake when facing a team like Real Madrid, the European champion, in the Intercontinental Cup final.
