Fans of the two legends will be able to bite their fingers.
On the eve of the reunion between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, planned for a friendly meeting between Al-Nassr and Inter Miami, Luis Castro, the coach of the Saudi club finally announced the package of his Portuguese star , injured for fifteen days.
“We won't see Messi against Ronaldo, he is in the last part of his recovery before joining the group.
We hope that in the coming days he will be able to start working with the team again.
He will be absent from the match,” the Portuguese coach told Globo.
No new reunion between Messi and Ronaldo
The Al-Nassr club had already canceled two friendly matches organized in China at the last minute following the absence of the former Mancunian.
A situation which even forced the Chinese police to intervene to calm the supporters who had gathered in front of the hotel of the current second in its championship to protest against this decision.
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The last meeting between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dates back to January 19, 2023 with a friendly match organized in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), when the Argentine legend played for Paris Saint-Germain.
The capital club then won 5-4 against Al-Nassr.
Al-Nassr - Inter Miami kicks off on February 1 at 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on BeIN Sports 3.