Fluminense arrives in Saudi Arabia and is already planning to debut

Five days before its debut on FIFA Club World CupO Fluminense arrived in Saudi Arabia this Wednesday (13). The tricolor delegation arrived in the city of Jeddah in the morning after a 13-hour journey, departing from Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian team will debut in the competition on Monday (18).

“We have made history this year, we know that the fans have bought into these dreams and been on our side in everything that is happening”, said captain Nino, upon disembarking, in an interview with TV Globo.

The delegation had left Rio, on Tuesday (12), supported by the fans, who accompanied the team at the airport. AeroFlu had a party, flags, flares and lots of support for the Rio team, which will compete in the Club World Cup for the first time in its history.

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Coach Fernando Diniz will lead the team’s first training session in Saudi Arabia this Thursday, starting at 4:30 pm local time, equivalent to 10:30 am Brasília time.

The team will train at the same time on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, at 3 pm (Brasília time), Flu will debut at the World Cup, directly in the semi-final, against the winner of the duel between Al-Ittihad and Al Ahly, who will play on Friday.

The other semi-final will feature Manchester City, the main contender for the title, and the winner of the clash between Club Leon and Urawa Reds.