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Okaz sources: Richard Ríos to return to action with Al Ittihad in January

Sources close to Al Ittihad said Colombian Richard Ríos will return to action with the team next January. He is currently undergoing a rehabilitation program with Palmeiras in the Brazilian city of São Paulo.

Kora W Goal editorial team11 November 2026 at 02:101 Minute

Image accompanying the source report: Okaz sources say Ríos will return to Al Ittihad in January

Sources close to Al Ittihad said Colombian Richard Ríos will return to action with the team next January, while he is currently undergoing a rehabilitation program with Palmeiras in the Brazilian city of São Paulo.

Al Ittihad announced on 31 October that Ríos had suffered a sprain to his left ankle and damage to the fibular ligament, after undergoing an MRI scan in Jeddah. The player was injured during the match against Abha on 30 October, in the twelfth round of the Saudi Roshn League.

Ríos joined Al Ittihad at the beginning of last September from Benfica on a one-season loan.