Al Wasl are on the cover of The National's Sport cover for Saturday, December 17 after spurning a chance to go top in the Arabian Gulf League.
Rodolfo Arruabarrena's men were held to a goalless draw by Al Shabab in a Dubai derby on Friday night, and with a point they did go even with leaders Al Jazira.
But they would have wanted more, with Fabio De Lima crucially missing a penalty. Read John McAuley's full accounting of the affair.
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