Many football fans will like this news! Inter Miami and Al-Nassr will meet in February 2024 as part of the Riyadh Season Cup. This means what may be the last direct meeting between world stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. This was announced by the chairman of the General Sports Authority in Saudi Arabia, Turki Al-Sheikh, who is also the owner of UD Almería, on Tuesday.
In addition to Inter Miami and Al-Nassr, the Saudi top club Al-Hilal is also scheduled to take part in the tournament. Neymar, who has been under contract with Al-Hilal since the summer, will miss the Riyadh Season Cup with an injury.
The tournament is scheduled to be held in Riyadh in the Kingdom Arena in the first week of February 2024. Saudi Arabia is promoting what may be the last meeting between Messi (36 years old) and Ronaldo (38) with the slogan “The Last Dance”. “. The English newspaper Daily Mail speaks of a “blockbuster game”.
The two offensive stars regularly duel with their rival clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, especially between 2009 and 2018.
Messi has been playing for the US MLS club Inter Miami since the summer, while Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia in January this year. The last direct meeting between the two superstars so far occurred in January, when Messi played with Paris Saint-Germain against Ronaldo and a selection from the Saudi Arabian Pro League. PSG ultimately won the game 5-4.
This game was also hyped up to be the supposed last duel; a businessman shelled out 2.5 million euros for a super VIP ticket that, among other things, guaranteed him personal meetings with the two world stars on the sidelines of the game.
2023-11-21 17:58:20
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