Al-Sadd boss Mancini unable to return to club due to conflict in Middle East

[p]The Italian left the Gulf country ‌to attend to “a family medical ⁠matter," the ‌club said in a statement.[/p][p][b]"Following the ​recent developments in the region, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mancini-roberto/phNfFF8I/"]Mancini[/a] departed as scheduled. However, ​due to the flight situation, he has not yet been ⁠able to ​return."[/b][/p][p]The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran since February 28th, triggering a region-wide conflict ‌as Tehran attacked Israel and Gulf countries.[/p][p]Air travel has been disrupted since, with several sporting events scheduled in the region being postponed, including some AFC Champions League Elite round-of-16 games.[/p][image alt="Al-Sadd's upcoming matches" id="8d1cd5ca-466f-443b-9c36-fc4457110789" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9e48f059-058f-443a-9a94-acb16190f584" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]In Mancini's absence, Sergio Alegre will guide [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-sadd/AkENgqwB/"]Al-Sadd[/a].[/p][p]Qatar had halted all sports ​competitions on March 1st after Iranian ‌missile and drone strikes prompted authorities to close the country's airspace.[/p][p][b]“Coordination will continue for the coach's return at the earliest ⁠available opportunity," [/b]⁠the club ‌added.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/qatar/qsl/"]Follow the Qatar Stars League with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]