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Pioli blames mistakes for Al Nassr's exit from Asian Champions League
Gulf Today
|May 02, 2025
Kawasaki Frontale coach Shigetoshi Hasebe hailed his young players after they 'stepped up' to reach the AFC Champions League final by stunning Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr
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Al-Nassr coach Stefano Pioli blamed an error-strewn display for his Saudi Pro League side's semi-final exit from the Asian Champions League Elite on Wednesday as the Riyadh-based outfit were handed a 3-2 defeat in Jeddah by Japan's Kawasaki Frontale.
The Cristiano Ronaldo-led team had gone into the meeting at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium as favourites to progress only to be dumped out of the competition by the J-League side, who will face Al-Ahli in Saturday's final.
"We have made a lot of mistakes and this has cost us the match," said Pioli.
"It is always very difficult to lose in a semi-final. Our opponent surprised us, they played at a very high level and the problem was that we were not disciplined. We committed a lot of mistakes and we didn't play at our full capacity."
Kawasaki had gone into the game with one day less rest than Al-Nassr after their respective quarter-finals in the centrally hosted finals series, but came out looking sharper and quicker to the ball.
Tatsuya Ito's 10th-minute volley put Kawasaki in front but Sadio Mane’s deflected effort levelled the scores 18 minutes later.
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