World football fans were looking forward to what would be a reissue of the historic duel on a field between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, a rivalry that marked the history of world football and that for a time made Real Madrid vs. Barcelona was the most watched game on the planet.
This Thursday in Riyadh, Al-Nassr will host Inter Miami as part of the MLS team’s preseason friendly tour in Saudi Arabia. Obviously, the agreement to hold the match was signed due to the expectation of a new edition of the Ronaldo vs. duel. Messi.
There will be no duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi
But the latest news is not encouraging and will leave more than one person disappointed. At a press conference this Wednesday, Luís Castro, coach of the Arab team, confirmed that Cristiano will not be able to be taken into account due to an injury to his left calf that has kept him off the field since last week.
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“Ronaldo is in the final part of his recovery to join the group. We hope that in the next few days he can start working with the team. He will be absent from the game,” declared the coach.
On January 23, Al-Nassr suspended his friendly tour in China when the Portuguese star’s injury was confirmed, since his presence was the reason why the million-dollar agreement to hold the matches was signed. Consequently, the striker published a message of forgiveness: “I apologize to all Chinese fans. I know everyone is sad, and so am I, but as you know, in football there are things that cannot be controlled.”
Cristiano Ronaldo no, but David Ospina yes
According to information from Arabic Sports, Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury is not that simple and would leave him off the field for several more weeks. The one who will be in Al-Nassr for the match against Inter Miami will be David Ospina, who will play with the team again a year later, when he suffered a fracture in his elbow during training.
The club announced this Tuesday the return to the fields of the Colombian goalkeeper who, despite having recovered several months ago, had not been able to get minutes because he was not registered by the team in the middle of the year.
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2024-01-31 17:41:42
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