André Carrillo: Al Qadisiyah promoted to Saudi Professional League after 2-2 Ohod draw | Soccer-Peruvian

‘Culebra’ returns Saudi Professional League! This Monday, May 6, Al Qadiziyyah They drew 2-2 with Ohod and were promoted to Saudi Arabia’s first division with three dates to spare. Andre Carrillo, who left Al Hilal last season, played sixty-four minutes at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Stadium and was part of the team’s celebrations led by Spanish coach Michel. The Peruvian has played 27 games in the current campaign, scoring two goals and providing four assists.

Goals from Abdulrahman Al Yami and Konrad Michalak gave the hosts the lead. It seemed that Al Qadiziyyah was going to lose and had to wait until the next day to be promoted; However, in the end, Mbaye Diagne appeared, he scored a double (the second goal in injury time) and declared the final 2-2. The point that gave Carrillo’s team the classification.

The unit allowed Al Qadisiya to move eleven points clear of fourth-placed Al Arabi, with four games still to play. It is a mathematical incentive that rewards the work of Michael, including Andre, who was a key player during the campaign. It is not wrong for our countryman to say that he has ambitions for promotion and will achieve it.

Notably, Saudi Arabia’s second division leaders Al Qadisiya are nine points ahead of their closest followers, Al Qalood and Al Oruba, who have four games remaining. But only the top three get promoted to the Saudi Professional League. For this reason, Al Arabi is fourth and eleven points below, in the pending clash against Al Oruba.

Al Qadisiya’s squad has good players, with some well-known players such as Argentine Luciano Vietto, Spaniards Alvaro Gonzalez and Joel Robles and, of course, Andre Carrillo. Next year, the quota of foreigners has been increased from seven to eight (plus two under-23s) and the technical command is already working on planning a team that can compete for the Saudi league.

André Carrillo: When did you sign with Al Qadisia?

After leaving Al Hilal after a few seasons, Andre Carrillo arrived at Al Qadisiya with the aim of gaining promotion to the Saudi Professional League. For this reason, he signed a contract until June 2025. Now that he has become a key player, everything indicates that he will renew and lead the team.

It must be remembered that it was Al Hilal who opened the doors of Peru in Saudi Arabia. After playing in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Carrillo left Europe for Arab countries. It didn’t take him long to establish himself as one of Al Hilal’s men, where he won seven local titles and the Arabian Champions League twice.

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