Al Ittihad coach Gabriel Calderon is confident his side can go all the way to the final of the Asian Champions League.

They eased into the last four with a convincing 4-0 victory over Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan.

The Saudi side drew the first leg of the quarter-final 1-1 in Tashkent but there was nothing close about this encounter as goals from Sultan Al Nemri, Amine Chermiti, Hicham Aboucherouane and captain Mohammed Noor sealed the emphatic win.

Al Ittihad face Japanese side Nagoya Grampus in the semi-finals and while Calderon conceded they will prove tough opponents, he is confident nothing will stop his side's march to the final.

"We had two good matches against Pakhtakor so I must congratulate my players who met their promises they made before the match," said the Argentinian.

"Our next match in the semi-finals will not be easy. We need to travel to Japan and we will face a strong team but since we accept no excuses I think we will secure the win and qualify for the final."

Pakhtakor coach Viktor Djalilov had little complaints with the result, admitting he believes Al Ittihad are the best team in Asia.

"First, congratulations to Al Ittihad for their great performance that they had and I think the team stands on the top of the list of Asian teams," he said.

"I watched their game against Umm Salal and they won 7-1 whilst they also won another match 7-0.

"We had some scoring chances but my players failed to convert them into goals, I do not blame them as I believe that we have reached a great stage in the competition, we edged strong teams but in general this is football."