Brazilian Romarinho (Romario Ricardo Silva) couldn’t management his feelings in entrance of the banner (Tivo), which Al-Ittihad followers raised to congratulate him and his compatriot goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe, and he raised his fingers with teary eyes. His visitor towards Damak within the thirty third spherical of the Saudi Roshan League earlier than the beginning of his crew’s final match in Jeddah earlier than exchanging greetings with followers. Al-Ittihad gained the match 4-1.
The Al-Ittihad mascot appeared on participant Romarinho’s shirt with shirt quantity 90 (Rominho’s quantity) and greeted the Al-Ittihad followers with nice enthusiasm, including to the festive ambiance of the stadium. The Al-Ittihad membership introduced earlier than the match towards Damac that the match could be a farewell for Brazilian duo Romarinho and Groh, who will depart the membership on the finish of their contracts on the finish of this season. Each gamers are thought of as one of many important pillars of the crew, as their careers began within the 2018-2019 season and ended on the finish of the 2024 season, and so they contributed to the crew successful the league championship final season after virtually 15 years. Final title in 2008-2009 season.
Romarinho, who joined Al-Ittihad in the summertime of 2018, occupies a outstanding place as Al-Ittihad’s all-time prime scorer within the Saudi Skilled League with 76 targets. For his half, Grohe is the goalkeeper with essentially the most clear sheets within the league, with 46 clear sheets, from January 2019 to this point, the date he arrived at Al-Ittihad. These figures replicate the extent of their affect within the Al-Ittihad get together.
Grohe mentioned on the day: “Al-Ittihad followers, I wish to thanks for every thing for the crew.”
