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Experience attracts Ittihad to Vecchio, Jiménez



Ittihad signed Argentinian Emiliano Vecchio and Chilean Luis Antonio Jiménez starting from the new season 2019-2020.
Vecchio has a great experience in his career as he played for Brazilian giants Corinthians and Santos.
He also played in the Chilean League for Colo-Colo and Española, in addition to an experience in the Gulf region by playing for Emirati outfit Shabab Ahli Dubai.
The 30 years old player played last season 23 matches in UAE Arabian Gulf League, as he scored 4 goals and assisted another four receiving only one yellow card.
For his part, Jiménez (35 years old) played for several great European teams, in particular Italian clubs like: Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Lazio and Roma.
He also played in English Premier League for West Ham United.
In the Arab region he played for Emirati outfit Al-Nasr and Al-Ahli before joining Ittihad Chilean club Palestino.
He played 21 games last season in all competitions with Palestino scoring 4 goals and assisting another four in addition to receiving 7 yellow cards.