Al Rayyan coach Nicholas Cordova spoke to the media ahead of their 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League Week 19 match against Al Sailiya.

“The Al Sailiya match is very important, especially at this stage that witnesses the development of the team, as in January we had obtained one point, and now we are superior to Al Sailiya in the table. In the event of victory, the difference between us and Al Sailiya will be 10 points, so it will be an important and powerful match.

“As for the new coach of Al Sailiya, I know him since I was coach of the U-23 team. We hope that it will be a good match and we will achieve a positive result that will allow the team to get out of danger zone.

“The victory will give us an opportunity to get out of the last third of the standings table, not by a big difference, but by a point difference, and this is a very important thing for us. Amir Cup and I see that it will not be an easy competition, so the team’s preparations focused on discipline, and there was great focus in training, and I expect the team to be highly focused during the match,” said Cordova.

Al Rayyan player Jason Vargas said, “It will be a very important match for both teams, with the aim of achieving the three points.

“For us, the meeting is important in order to get out of the last positions and advance more, and victory is necessary for the team.

“I have been here for several months and the abnormal thing is to stop playing for a long time in the middle of the league, but it was a positive period for me to get to know the players more and prepare as best as possible for this match.”