Gabri Veiga is Showing Signs of Finally Igniting at Al-Ahli Saudi
The opening months for Gabri Veiga at Al-Ahli Saudi and the Saudi Pro League have been disappointing. Grappling with poor form and an inability to settle into the team and the new environment, Gabri Veiga has attracted doubts, and even reports of a return to Europe have surfaced at some point.
However, if his performance against Abha last Thursday is anything to go by, the former Celta Vigo playmaker could be about to ignite in the Saudi Pro League and regain the form that saw Al-Ahli part with significant sums of money to get his signature in the summer.
Veiga showed that he was in the mood in the 3rd minute when he scored a disallowed goal for offside. There was no denying him in the 20th minute when he rounded the goalkeeper and opened the scoring for Al-Ahli.
If Gabri Veiga was in the mood, Al-Ahli demonstrated ruthlessness in front of the goal; they were three goals by the half-hour mark. Veiga assisted Kessie for the fourth goal, setting up a sublime through ball. His second goal was a subline individual effort that saw him dribble past two players and find the gap between the post and the goalkeeper.
This was a promising turn for Veiga, a sign that he is finally beginning to be comfortable in his environment and settling into this Al-Ahli side.
