The technical staff of the United Arab Emirates national football team, led by Romanian coach Ilariou Cosmin, has made some changes to the starting lineup for the match against Kuwait on Tuesday in the third and final round of Group C of the Arab Cup in Doha. Midfielder Yahya Nader has been dropped from the starting lineup and will sit on the bench, while Ali Saleh will start the match from the first minute.The lineup that will face Kuwait includes: 'Shabab Al-Ahli' goalkeeper Hamd Al-Makbali, who will be in goal for the third consecutive time. The defense line consists of: Ruben Philip, Lucas Pimenta, Sasa, and Marcos Millioni. The midfield line: Majid Rashid, Nicolas Khmiz, Ali Saleh, Yahya Al-Ghassani, and Caio Lucas. The attack: Bruno Oliveira.Cosmin is expected to rely on a 4-2-3-1 formation. It is worth noting that the previous lineup that played against Egypt in the second round included goalkeeper Hamd Al-Makbali, in defense Ruben Philip, Lucas Pimenta, Sasa, and Ala ad-Din Zuhair, in midfield Yahya Nader, Marcos Millioni, Luan Pereira, Nicolas Khmiz, and Yahya Al-Ghassani, and in attack Bruno Oliveira.
