Al Nassr : On January 29th, Inter Miami takes on Al-Hilal, then on February 1st, they meet Ronaldo’s squad, Al Nassr. Ronaldo is the Saudi Pro League’s top scorer, and those two teams are in first place.
It turns out that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet in Saudi Arabia.
Al Nassr : Inter Miami declared on November 21 that it will participate in the Riyadh Season Cup. Inter Miami verified this on Monday. Inter Miami claimed at the time that the reports were false.
Al Nassr : On January 29th, Inter Miami takes on Al-Hilal, then on February 1st, they meet Ronaldo’s squad, Al Nassr. Ronaldo is the Saudi Pro League’s top scorer, and those two teams are in first place.
Al Nassr : “These games will provide crucial experiences for our group, which will help us as the new campaign draws near,” Inter Miami’s athletic director Chris Henderson stated. “We can’t wait for our team to play against teams as talented as Al-Hilal and Al Nassr.”
Al Nassr : According to Inter Miami, Messi and Ronaldo have faced off 35 times between club and national matches. Messi’s teams have won 16 of those encounters, while Ronaldo’s teams have won 10. The other nine times, the teams have settled for a draw. In those games, Messi has twenty goals and one assist, while Ronaldo has twenty goals and one assist.
Al Nassr : Messi has advocated for travel to Saudi Arabia; in May, his previous team, Paris Saint-Germain, suspended him for visiting the nation without permission. He also participated in the Riyadh Season Cup this year as PSG was the visiting team.
Al Nassr : Amidst claims of sportswashing, Saudi Arabia has signed some of the biggest names in the game in an attempt to establish itself as a major force in international soccer. However, it was unable to entice Messi to the oil-rich country after the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner decided to move to Major League Soccer rather than stay at PSG at the end of the previous campaign. During their prime years at Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively, Messi and Ronaldo—widely regarded as two of the best players of all time—competed against each other for soccer’s greatest awards.
Al Nassr : There are now four preseason games scheduled for Inter Miami. The first is on January 19 against the El Salvador national team, and the second is on February 4 against a group of elite players in Hong Kong. It is anticipated that the MLS schedule will start in late February.