What was publicized as a possible final confrontation between the eternal rivals Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, did not materialize. But there was no doubt which of the two soccer superstars enjoyed the 6-0 rout of Al Nassr before him Inter Miami.
Messi only played the last seven minutes and spent most of the game looking grim after Al Nassr scored three goals in the first 12 minutes. Sitting in the stands at Kingdom Arena while recovering from a calf injury, Cristiano enjoyed encouraging his teammates.
Octavio He opened the scoring with a shot that inflated the net when barely three minutes had passed, causing his Portuguese compatriot to celebrate standing and applauding. It happened again three minutes later when the Brazilian Anderson Talisca scored at close range.
Aymeric Laporte He scored the third with a free kick that he took from about 70 meters. The ball went over the goalkeeper Drake Callenderwho ran towards the goal in vain to try to clear the unexpected shot.
The team of the MLS lost three days ago 4-3 against Al Hilalrival de Al Nassr in Riyadh, in the first duel of the tour of Saudi Arabia. On this occasion he hardly attacked in the first half except for a volley from Luis Suarez.
After half time, Al Nassr did not take his foot off the accelerator despite not having Sadio Manewho was summoned by Senegal for the African Cup of Nations and five local players who are part of the Saudi Arabian team that attended the Asia Cup.
At 51 minutes, Talisca He scored his second goal with a penalty and Mohammed Maran He scored the fifth with a header. There was still time for Talisca completed the hat trick and humiliated Miami. Messi He entered in the final minutes, but had little impact.
Miami’s preseason tour continues through Asia with games in Hong Kong on Sunday and Japan three days later.
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2024-02-02 00:21:04
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