Pioli: We had a good opportunity but failed to seize it. Ronaldo and Simakan s absence did have a big impact.

May 17th Saudi United reported that in the 32nd round, Riyadh won 1-1 in cooperation and missed the AFC Elite League next season. In an interview after the game, Riyadh victory coach Pioli said that the team had some good opportunities, but was not sure.

Pioli said this: "We had problems in this game, and this shouldn't have happened. We had some good opportunities, but we didn't grasp it. Some bad results made the players feel sad, and after that, we always tried to prepare the players for the next game."

"I was disappointed that I didn't win this game. It was very sad to miss the AFC Elite League next season. We were not trying to make excuses, but the absence of Ronaldo and Simacan did have a big impact."