Riyadh based Al-Nassr football club and its compatriot and rival Jeddah-based Al-Ahli team are set to face off on the pitch, on Wednesday, in the breathtaking quarter finals' match, of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) League Championships 2020, as it is a very rare, exciting and thrilling Saudi Classico to be played, abroad. This is the first encounter between the two giants, in the championships competition, however, it is the third of its kind, in the overall external participations of the two teams. In addition, the Saudi Classico will witness for the first time the usage of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technique, in the AFC club-wise competitions. VAR will be applicable, during the match, to decide on four cases, only: Goal scoring, penalties, outright red cards and error in identifying a player.
