Roberto Mancini, the new head coach of Al-Sadd’s first football team, expressed his happiness at taking charge of the team in the coming period.
Mancini said in his statements to Al-Sadd’s official website:
“I am very happy to be here. Thank you to Al-Sadd. I hope we can achieve many victories, and we want to perform better because our current position is not fitting for a club like Al-Sadd.” ...
Roberto Mancini has been appointed as the first team head coach of Al-Sadd for two and a half seasons.
This signing comes as part of the club management’s efforts to strengthen the technical staff with distinguished coaching expertise capable of fulfilling the team’s ambitions and continuing its path of achievements. ...
Al-Sadd’s Algerian player Youcef Atal expressed his great happiness with his side’s big 8–3 victory over Umm Salal, in Week 7 of the 2025–2026 Doha Bank Stars League season.
Atal said after the match: “Congratulations to us and hard luck to Umm Salal. The match was not easy at all, but the team delivered a strong performance and managed to achieve our main goal, which was winning the three points.” ...
Al Sadd recorded a resounding 8–3 victory over Umm Salal in Week 7 of the 2025–2026 Doha Bank Stars League season. The match took place on Saturday, November 8, at Al Khor Stadium.
With this win, Al Sadd raised their tally to 14 points.
Al Sadd’s goals were scored by Roberto Firmino (hat-trick) in the 24th, 65th, and 70th minutes, Akram Afif in the 29th minute, Rafa Mujica in the 43rd, Giovanni Henrique in the 48th, Claudinho in the 73rd, and Agustín Soria in the 88th. ...
Al Sadd head coach Sergio Alegre spoke about the importance of the upcoming match against Umm Salal, as part of Week 7 of the 2025–2026 Doha Bank Stars League season.
Alegre said during the pre-match press conference:
“The game against Umm Salal will definitely be difficult. They have performed well in all their matches so far, except the last one against Al Shamal. But they have experienced players and a seasoned coach. ...
Al-Sadd coach Sergio Alegre said that his team played a good and strong match against Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in the fourth round of the 2025–2026 AFC Champions League Elite.
The Spanish coach said in the post-match press conference: “We played a good match against a strong team, but luck was not on our side, and we couldn’t come away with a positive result.” ...
Al Sadd lost 2–1 to Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli in the match held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday, as part of the fourth round of the 2025–2026 AFC Champions League Elite.
Al Sadd remained on two points from four matches. Claudinho scored for the Wolves in the 63rd minute, while Riyad Mahrez and Mateus Goncalves netted for Al Ahli in the 34th and 68th minutes respectively. ...
Al Sadd head coach Sergio Alegre described the upcoming clash against Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in the fourth round of the AFC Champions League Elite as a strong and difficult encounter.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Alegre said: “Al Sadd are ready to face Al Ahli. We are not under major pressure, but we have a big responsibility to achieve victory.” ...
Al Sadd player Paulo Otávio expressed his happiness with the victory achieved by his side over Al-Rayyan in the Qatar Clasico, as part of Week 9 of the 2025–2026 Doha Bank QNB Stars League season.
Paulo said in his remarks to the club’s website: “It was very difficult for me to watch the game from outside. It was painful to see my teammates running up and down and me not being able to help them. But I was very, very happy with the result — really proud of the team’s effort.” ...
Akram Afif expressed his happiness with Al Sadd’s 5–1 victory over Al Rayyan in the ninth week of the Doha Bank Stars League.
Speaking to the media after the match, Afif said: “Thanks to God for the win. We played a good game with a clear strategy and tactics to get the victory, especially since our position in the league hasn’t been good. We did what was required and won the match.” ...
