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

What began as a routine team announcement turned into a storm for Al-Riyadh.

Hours before kick-off against Al-Ahli in the fifth round of the Saudi Roshn League at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, the club posted its starting XI and substitutes on X. One name was missing. A big one.

Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet”.

No explanation. No hint. Just silence.

Within minutes, the replies were flooded. Al-Riyadh fans demanded answers, questioning how their headline summer signing could simply vanish from the squad. Confusion quickly turned into anger, sharpened by the lack of communication from the club.

The frustration made sense. Only a day earlier, on Thursday, Al-Riyadh’s official channels had shared photos from the final training session before the Al-Ahli game. Trezeguet featured as normal, pictured going through his paces with the rest of the group. Nothing in those images suggested a problem.

The tension hung in the air until matchday coverage at the stadium finally broke the silence. Reporting from Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, a correspondent for “Thmanyah”, the Saudi league broadcaster, confirmed that Trezeguet’s absence was due to injury.

No drama. No disciplinary issue. Just an untimely physical setback for a player Al-Riyadh can ill afford to lose.

Trezeguet only joined the club in the current summer transfer window, arriving from Egypt’s Al-Ahly after a single season there. He came as a statement signing, expected to carry a large share of the attacking burden.

Now, before he has even fully settled, Al-Riyadh are forced to navigate a major test against Al-Ahli without him — and with a fanbase already on edge, demanding clarity every step of the way.