The Urawa Reds hope to draw strength from a vocal home crowd against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the second leg of the Asian Champions League final, defensive stalwart Tomoaki Makino said Saturday.
Urawa, aiming for its second ACL title in three seasons, will start the return leg at Saitama Stadium on Sunday trailing 1-0 on aggregate following Al Hilal’s victory in Riyadh on Nov. 10.
Around 600 Reds fans braved the cold and rain to watch the J. League side practice on Saturday.