VAR is a light guest for the first time in the derby

Citizen – Mohamed Sama

The video assistance technique will be present at the Al Hilal and Al Nasr match on Saturday in the twelfth round of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman football championship.

The video refereeing technique was introduced for the first time in the Saudi league this season and was first applied to Saudi Arabia in general last season, especially in the finals of the Guardian Cup. the Cup of Two Holy Mosques.

Achieve the expected justice

The VAR video technique is the first time for Al Hilal and Al Nasr to play, and both teams hope to achieve complete justice in the game.

The match between Al Hilal and Al Nasr will take place at Riyadh's King Saud University Stadium at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm, KSA time.

Criticism of sharp criticisms

Sawad al-Suwailim, president of Al-Nasr, had already opposed the videoconferencing technique, claiming on Twitter that he said that this technique would help Al-Hilal to win victories and score points , while Al-Nasr had been deceived several times.

In the same context, the president of Al-Fayhaa, Saud Al-Shalhoub, criticized the video technique used by the referee during the match against Al-Ahly because of the absence of penalty for al-Faiha.

VAR technology was used at the World Cup in Russia, as well as in the African Champions League final between the two clubs Al Ahly and Tunisian Athletics. The European Football Federation has approved the use of this technology in the price of the final of the Champions League from February.