Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will face each other on February 1, 2024 in Saudi Arabia. This was announced this Monday by Inter Miami, the team in which the Argentine star plays. The meeting between the two biggest stars of world football in recent times will be part of a preseason triangle in which the club chaired by David Beckham, Al Nassr and Neymar's Al Hilal, who are still recovering from his cruciate ligament tear, will participate. anterior and meniscus.
Inter Miami will first play against Al Hilal on January 29 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Just three days later, the 38th duel between Messi and Ronaldo will take place in the same stadium. This could be the last clash between the two as professional footballers. The clashes are held on the occasion of the Riyadh Season, an annual entertainment and sports festival financed by the Saudi state.
"These matches will provide interesting tests for our team, which will benefit us as we approach a new season. We are delighted that our group will have the opportunity to face teams of the quality of Al Hilal and Al Nassr," said Chris Henderson, manager American team sports.
The last precedent regarding confrontations between the Albiceleste '10' and the Portuguese '7' occurred last season, in January 2023. In that match, Messi was still wearing the PSG shirt and Ronaldo had already taken the step to Saudi Arabia. The first scored a goal, while the second scored a double and the MVP of the match that fell to the Parisian side (5-4).
