The Italian coach, who made the high-profile move to Riyadh after departing San Siro, was met with heavy booing from the home supporters at the final whistle. The defeat marked a fresh low point in an unsettling start to the campaign, with disgruntled fans taking to social media to campaign for his dismissal under the hashtag #InzaghiOut. Football Italia reports that the atmosphere surrounding the Piacenza-born coach has grown increasingly tense as the Riyadh giants struggle to match expectations.

Inzaghi is under immediate pressure to reverse the club’s fortunes in their upcoming fixtures to avoid an early exit from his Middle Eastern venture. Despite the growing online backlash and vocal frustration from the stands, the Al-Hilal hierarchy has not yet issued any official statement regarding the 50-year-old’s future.