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Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia accepts the departure of its trainer… and asks for the help of its son

May 15, 2023

And the capital club announced on Sunday that Emiliano, the son of Dias, would take over the coaching duties of the first team.

Al-Hilal saved their season by winning the King’s Cup title at the expense of Al-Wahda on penalties, after losing the AFC Champions League title by losing to Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds, and occupying fourth place in the Saudi League, by a wide margin. leaders of Al-Ittihad.

Al-Hilal said in his accounts on social media sites that Emiliano Dias will lead the technical direction of Al-Azraq “during the remaining matches of the current sports season, after the club’s management agreed to leave Argentinian Ramon Dias in his country to be ready for his family, after a traffic accident, which caused one death. And two wounded, during the month of March.

Emiliano will lead the ‘leader’ in their next game against Al-Ittihad on Tuesday, then the games of Dhamak, Al-Adalah, Abha and Al-Raed, noting that Al-Hilal are 49 points in fourth place, 13 points behind Al-Ittihad.

Touching farewell

Dias, whose contract with the club expires next June, bid farewell to the players and wrote a message to Al Hilal fans on his ‘Instagram’ account, in which he said:

• “I came here to take up a professional challenge and it is part of my life.”

• “I always felt that this group of players was like my children, so thank you for all the times we spent together.”

• “I will forever carry in my heart the treatment I received from the people of this country.”

Dias, 63, managed Al-Hilal for two periods, the first between 2016 and 2018 and the second from 2022, during which he won the league title twice, finished second in the League of two-time AFC champions and reached the final of the last Club World Cup against Real Madrid in Spain.

It should be noted that Emiliano Dias led Al-Hilal in their match against Al-Ettifaq last March in the league and won 3-0 over them.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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