The Egyptian Pyramids might cross paths with Palmeiras, Flamengo, or São Paulo in the Intercontinental Cup, FIFA’s new annual Club World Cup, in December.
This Tuesday (23), the African Champions League winner defeated the Saudi Al-Ahli, the current Asian Champions League winner, by 3 x 1 at King Abdullah Sports City in Saudi Arabia.
By taking the title of the Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup of the Intercontinental Cup – Pyramids had already dispatched Auckland City in the playoffs on the 14th.
Fiston Mayele, a striker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, scored all three goals for the African team.
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Al-Ahli managed to equalize with Toney, from a penalty, but could not overcome a competent rival when they had the ball.
They had Brazilians Ibañez and Galeno among the starters. Matheus Gonçalves was brought on at 84′, after Mayele’s third goal.
Pyramids now await the winner of the match between Cruz Azul, who won the last Concacaf Champions Cup, and the future winner of the 2025 Libertadores.
This match will take place on December 10, three days after the end of the Brasileirão. It will be for the “Derby of the Americas.”
The Pyramids versus Cruz Azul or Libertadores champion will be on the 13th and will grant the winner the Challenger Cup trophy and a place in the final.
The Intercontinental Cup final already includes PSG, the current Champions League champion. It will be on the 17th.
All upcoming matches do not have defined locations yet.
Botafogo was the Libertadores representative in the first edition of the Intercontinental Cup.
On December 11 last year, the Glorioso took the field three days after winning the Brasileirão and was defeated by Pachuca 3 x 0, exiting the tournament early.
Libertadores in the final stretch
The first semifinalist of the current edition will be known soon.
Racing and Vélez Sarsfield will face each other starting at 7 PM (Brasília time), after the Avellaneda team won away by 1 x 0.
Thursday (25) will start with São Paulo x LDU with the Ecuadorian team having the advantage after the 2 x 0 in Quito.
Estudiantes x Flamengo will decide the last qualifier after the red-black victory by 2 x 1 at Maracanã.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
