Zamalek will play Enppi at Cairo International Stadium at 5 pm on Monday in the fourth round of the title phase, and Juan Bezerra — who scored Zamalek’s winner in their most recent 1-0 victory over Pyramids — will be one player carrying immediate attention into the match.
The numbers make the game sharp: Zamalek sit at the summit with 49 points and Enppi are fifth with 35. The two sides have already met once this season with Enppi claiming a 1-0 win, meaning Enppi have beaten Zamalek at least once this campaign while Zamalek arrive off a narrow win that featured Bezerra’s goal.
Context sharpens the stakes. This is the championship stage of the Egyptian Premier League, where results in the fourth round matter more than during the regular season; Zamalek lead the standings on 49 points and every slip can tighten the race, while Enppi, on 35, can use a positive result to climb toward the top group.
There is a clear tension in the match-up: Zamalek are league leaders yet they have already lost to Enppi this season, a fact that undercuts any straightforward expectation that the table-topper will dominate. Enppi’s recent form includes a 2-2 draw with Al Masry, showing they can both take points from stronger opponents and drop them in open games — and they have proven they can beat Zamalek when it matters.
Other threads from recent meetings add texture rather than certainty. Moataz Gamal once drew 2-2 with Enppi while in charge of Al Mokawloon Al Arab during the 2023/2024 season, an encounter that underlines how match-ups with Enppi have produced tight, goal-filled games. Zamalek’s last domestic outing ended 1-0 against Pyramids thanks to Juan Bezerra’s strike; Enppi’s last result ended 2-2 with Al Masry. Those outcomes leave both sides carrying momentum and caution into Cairo.
The most consequential question heading into Monday is simple and sharp: can Zamalek, leaders on 49 points, overturn the team that has already beaten them this season and protect their top position, or will Enppi, five places back on 35 points, claim another direct result that reshapes the title picture? The answer comes at 5 pm at Cairo International Stadium, and it will matter for the remainder of the title phase.
