Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best players of this century. They have demonstrated it at the club level and with their respective teams. And to the delight of all football lovers, this pair of stars will give us one last confrontation in a few months. Just as you read. The Portuguese and the Argentine will face each other in the friendly between Al Nassr vs. Inter Miami next February, as part of the Riyadh Season Cup 2024, as made official this Tuesday by the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia.
Turki Al-Sheikh, the owner of Almería and, at the same time, president of the aforementioned organization, announced on social networks that the famous event, which will also feature the participation of Al Hilal (Neymar’s team), the other great team in Saudi Arabia , the newly opened Kingdom Arena will take place in the first days of February.
The tournament will feature a league format involving the two Saudi clubs along with Inter Miami. In addition to Messi and Ronaldo, other notable stars will be present, such as Aleksandar Mitrovic of Al-Hilal and Salem Al-Dawsari, Asia’s best player. This event is shaping up to be an unprecedented showcase.
The naming of the showdown between Messi and Ronaldo as ‘The Last Dance’ adds an extra layer of excitement to this duel, reminding fans that they are witnessing a final chapter in the historic rivalry between these two football giants. Both players have left an indelible mark in the history of the sport.
The participation of Inter Miami CF, a team led by Lionel Messi, in this tournament not only adds additional attraction, but also serves as part of the team’s preseason for the next Major League Soccer (MLS) campaign, which is scheduled to start at the end of February or beginning of March.
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