Al-Ain, Al-Ittihad, Alejandro Romero and Matías Palacios
2 November 2026
UAE club Al-Ain defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad 4-1 away from home in the AFC Champions League Elite, strengthening their position at the top of the West Zone standings.
Alejandro Romero opened the scoring before Rafael Rodríguez doubled Al-Ain’s advantage. Marwan Al-Sahafi reduced the deficit, but a Jan-Carlo Simić own goal restored the visitors’ two-goal lead. Matías Palacios converted a late penalty. Al-Ain moved to 12 points while Al-Ittihad remained ninth on four.
Why It Matters
Al-Ain strengthen their qualification position while Al-Ittihad fall further behind in the West Zone.