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Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus excluded seven key players from Al-Nassr squad for Wednesday’s Round of 16 first leg against Turkmenistan’s Arkadag at Saparmurat Olympic Stadium.
Al-Nassr reached Round of 16 after topping Group D with 18 points from six wins. Excluded players include Cristiano Ronaldo (third consecutive absence amid dispute with club), Sadio Mané, Kingsley Coman, Marcelo Brozović, Mohamed Simakan, Iñigo Martínez, and João Félix.
Squad for match combines local and young talents, featuring Pinto, Mubarak Al-Buainain, Nawaf Bushlal, Nader Al-Sharari, Abdullah Al-Omari, Salem Al-Najdi, Awad Aman, Rakan Al-Ghamdi, Ayman Yahya, Ali Al-Hassan, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Angelo, Abdulrahman Gharib, Abdulmalik Al-Jaber, Saad Haqawi, Haider Abdulkarim, Mohamed Maran, and Abdullah Al-Hamdan.