Trezeguet Injury Shocks Al-Riyadh Fans Before Al-Ahli Clash

Al-Riyadh walked into Jeddah on Friday with a storm already swirling around them – and it started the moment the team sheet dropped.

Ahead of the Roshn League showdown with Al-Ahli at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, the club’s official account on X posted the starting XI and the bench. One name was missing. A big one.

Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet”.

No explanation. No hint. Just silence.

Within minutes, the comments filled up. Al-Riyadh fans demanded answers, questioning how their Egyptian star could be left out of such a high-profile game without a word from the club. Confusion quickly turned into anger, with supporters accusing the team of leaving them in the dark.

Their frustration had context. Only a day earlier, on Thursday, Al-Riyadh’s media team had shared photos from the final training session before the Al-Ahli match. Trezeguet was there, pictured taking part as normal, looking ready for action. Nothing in those images suggested a problem.

So when his name disappeared from the squad list, suspicion rose. Had there been a last-minute fallout? A tactical snub? Or something more serious?

The answer finally came from the stadium itself. Reporting from Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, the correspondent for “Thmanyah”, the Saudi league’s broadcaster, confirmed that Trezeguet’s absence was due to injury.

No drama. No disciplinary issue. Just a physical setback at the worst possible time.

Trezeguet only joined Al-Riyadh in the current summer transfer window, arriving from Egypt’s Al-Ahly after just one season there. His signing had been billed as a statement move, a marquee addition to help push the club up the Roshn League table.

Now, with a key test against Al-Ahli and a fanbase already on edge, Al-Riyadh must face a major challenge without the man many expected to light up their season.