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Wednesday, 31 January 2024 17:10

No ‘Last Dance’: Ronaldo to miss Al Nassr friendly vs Messi’s Inter Miami

CRISTIANO Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will not have their proposed ‘Last Dance’ as the former has been ruled out of tomorrow’s friendly between Al Nassr and Inter Miami.

The 38-year-old Ronaldo has been nursing an injury, which caused his Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr to cancel two friendlies in China last week.

Al Nassr manager Luis Castro revealed today that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner will not be available for the friendly in Riyadh against Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, led by eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi.

“Ronaldo is in the final part of his recovery to join the group,” Castro told reporters today.

“We hope that in the next few days he can start working with the team. He will be absent from the game (against Inter Miami).”

Messi and Ronaldo faced each other and scored a year ago in Saudi Arabia as PSG beat a Riyadh All-Star XI 5-4, but Inter Miami’s visit this week was billed as the last chance for the stars, 36 and 38 respectively, to play against each other.

The two superstars have been big rivals for the past 15 years, especially the nine years they were in LaLiga at the same time, Messi at Barcelona and Ronaldo at Real Madrid.

[NaijaNews]



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