The soccer world was hours away from momentarily paralyzing due to the huge clash that would pit the so-called best players in the sport's history. Who are we talking about? Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo. The clubs of both footballers agreed on an exciting meeting in Riyadh, but it seems that we will not be able to witness this duel.
The paintings of Inter Miami and Al-Nassr They promoted this clash as “The Last Dance” for the Riyadh Season Cup, a tournament in which the US team clashed with Al-Hilal, and did the same with Cristiano Ronaldo's side. However, fans of the Argentine and the Portuguese will have to wait for another meeting.
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Why Cristiano Ronaldo at the Inter Miami vs. Al-Nassr game?
Ahead of the international friendly, Al-Nassr coach Luis Castro pointed out in a press conference that Cristiano Ronaldo would not be able to play against him InterMiami of Lionel Messi due to the injury he sustained a few weeks ago.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is in the final stages of his recovery and will be with us in the coming days. He won’t play tomorrow,” said the Portuguese. It should be noted that the last meeting between both stars took place in the duel between Paris Saint-Germain and the team between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, which ended in a 5-4 victory for the French team.
As many will remember, Cristiano Ronaldo He suffered an injury during the Saudi team's trip to China, where two friendly matches were scheduled to take place against Shanghai Shenhua and Zhejiang. Upon his arrival in the eastern country, the “Bug” expressed a warm tribute and confirmed that he cannot fulfill these obligations because he is not in his best physical condition. They then returned to Arabia to continue preparations.
Recently, the Portuguese striker was seen leaving his team's concentration and feeling very uncomfortable while walking, so his participation at the Kingdom Arena stadium was completely ruled out.
As for Lionel Messi's side, they continue to prepare for the start of MLS 2024. In this sense, the Pinks met El Salvador, FC Dallas and most recently they played with Al-Hilal for the Riyadh Season Cup.
Against the Salvadoran team they drew 0-0, lost narrowly with the American team and showed a great game with the Arabs that ended in a 4-3 defeat, a game that marked Luis Suárez's first goal in the pink jersey the involvement of Lionel Messi on the scoreboard through the penalty.
When will Inter Miami vs. Al-Nassr take place?
The friendly match between Inter Miami vs. Al-Nassr will be played this Thursday, February 1, from 1:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the Kingdom Arena stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The broadcast of this duel can be followed via the streaming platform MLS Season Passwhich is on the Apple TV service.
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