Trezeguet Injury Update: Al-Riyadh Fans React Before Al-Ahli Match
Al-Riyadh’s trip to Jeddah was supposed to be another chance for Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet” to show why the club moved for him this summer. Instead, the Egyptian winger became the story for a very different reason.
Hours before kick-off against Al-Ahli in the fifth round of the Saudi Roshn League, Al-Riyadh’s official account on X dropped the starting XI and substitutes. No. Trezeguet. Not even on the bench.
The reaction was instant.
Supporters flooded the comments, demanding answers. Some questioned the decision, others the silence. Why was their marquee summer signing missing? Where was the explanation?
Their confusion made sense. Only a day earlier, on Thursday, the club had shared photos from the final training session ahead of the match at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium. Trezeguet was there, pictured in full flow, looking every inch a player ready for action.
So when the line-up appeared without him, speculation took off. Tactical choice? Disciplinary issue? Something behind the scenes?
The truth emerged 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 rift. Just a physical setback at the worst possible time.
It did little to calm the frustration online. For many Al-Riyadh fans, the problem was not simply that their star man was out, but that they had been left in the dark until a television reporter filled the information gap.
Trezeguet only joined Al-Riyadh in the current summer transfer window, arriving from Egypt’s Al-Ahly after just one season back at the Cairo giants. His signing carried weight: a proven international, a recognizable name, and a player expected to tilt tight games in Al-Riyadh’s favour.
Now, so early into his Saudi adventure, the club must hope this injury is a brief interruption rather than the first worrying theme of his time in the Roshn League.
