Brazilian Romarinho (Romario Ricardo Silva) could not control his emotions in front of the banner (Tivo), which Al-Ittihad fans raised to greet him and his compatriot, goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe, and he raised his hands with eyes filled with tears, to exchange greetings with the fans, before the start of his team’s last match in Jeddah this season against Its guest is Damak in the 33rd round of the Saudi Roshan League. Al-Ittihad won this confrontation 4-1.
The Al-Ittihad mascot appeared on the player Romarinho’s shirt with shirt number 90 (Romarinho’s number) and greeted the Al-Ittihad fans with great enthusiasm, which added to the festive atmosphere in the stadium. Al-Ittihad Club announced before facing Damak, that tickets for the match will be for the farewell of the Brazilian duo Romarinho and Grohe, who will leave the club at the end of their contracts at the end of the current season. Both players are considered one of the main pillars of the team, as their career began in the 2018-2019 season and ended at the end of the 2024 season, and they contributed to the team winning the league championship last season, about 15 years after the last title in the 2008-2009 season.
Romarinho, who joined Al-Ittihad in the summer of 2018, occupies a distinguished position as Al-Ittihad’s all-time top scorer in the Saudi Professional League, with 76 goals. For his part, Grohe is the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets in the league, with 46 clean sheets, from January 2019 until today, the date on which he arrived at Al-Ittihad. These statistics reflect the extent of their influence on the Al-Ittihad team.
Grohe said on this day: “Al-Ittihad fans, I want to thank you for everything. I wish the team good luck.”
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