Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are expected to face each other once again in February. This is because on Monday (11), Inter Miami confirmed friendlies in Saudi Arabia during the club’s pre-season.
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The MLS team will face CR7’s Al Nassr on February 1st, at the Kingdom Arena Stadium, in Riyadh. On January 29th, the team will still play in the same stadium against Al Hilal.
It’s worth remembering that the last time the legends faced each other was in the friendly between PSG, the Argentine’s then club, and Al Nassr, on January 19 of this year.
The stars’ last duel in an official match was on December 8, 2020: Barcelona 0 x 3 Juventus, in the Champions League.
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However, another long-awaited meeting between former Barcelona teammates Messi and Neymar will not take place, as the Brazilian who plays for Al Hilal will still be recovering from his knee surgery.
The two games will be part of the Riyadh Season, a sports and cultural festival scheduled to take place in the Middle Eastern country in February 2024.
The matches had already been announced by the Saudi Arabian government last November, but without confirmed dates.
