Al-Ittihad midfielder Fabinho was shocked after a fan gifted a luxurious watch to him for his efficiency in opposition to Al-Raed throughout his facet’s opening recreation of the season on Monday. Fabinho pulled off a midfield masterclass as Al-Ittihad kicked off their Saudi league title defence with a 3-0 win on the highway. Igor Coronado scored a brace in a six-minute cameo after Abderrazak Hamdallah had opened the scoring within the 59th minute. Fabinho lined each blade of grass on the King Abdullah Sport Metropolis Stadium, and fan was actually impressed along with his efficiency.

After the match, the fan approached Fabinho whereas the gamers had been leaving the stadium.

The fan gifted Fabinho a Rolex watch, however the former Liverpool midfielder dropped the identical in pleasure.

He shortly grabbed the watch and checked it for doable harm. After that, Fabinho thanked the fan and left the stadium within the workforce bus.

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Defending champions Al-Ittihad had been made to endure by the hosts earlier than final season’s top-scorer Hamdallah opened the scoring within the 59th minute.

Nonetheless, Coronado discovered the web twice within the house of six minutes to place the consequence past doubt.

Earlier this month, Al-Ittihad misplaced 1-3 to native rivals Al-Hilal within the quarterfinals of the Arab Membership Champions Cup.

Al-Hilal, nevertheless, suffered the same destiny within the ultimate, dropping to a Cristiano Ronaldo encourage Al-Nassr 2-1.

Al-Ittihad will tackle Al-Ta’ee of their subsequent match on August 19.