Will Cristiano Ronaldo play against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami? Latest update on Ronaldo's injury

Cristiano Ronaldo will not play against Inter Miami

Since it was reported at the close of the previous year that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would be meeting again, there has been a lot of anticipation.

Al Nassr manager Luis Castro has confirmed that Ronaldo will miss the upcoming match. He said, “Ronaldo is in the final part of his recovery to join our group. We hope that in the next few days he can start working with the squad. He will be absent for the match.”

Al Nassr don’t want to risk Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the upcoming big clash against Al Hilal.

The Saudi Arabian government’s publicity machine for the Riyadh Season is operating as normal. The chairman of the General Authority for Entertainment of the Kingdom, Turki Alalshikh, said on Instagram that February 1’s Riyadh Season Cup match between Ronaldo’s Al Nassr and Messi’s Inter Miami would be the “Last Dance” between the former adversaries of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

However, considering that two games in China have already been postponed, much to the dismay of millions of fans there, would Ronaldo even step onto the field to practice some of the classic moves?

The Portugal star’s medical condition and whether the Riyadh Season Cup encounter will occur if one of the modern era’s greatest players cannot participate.

Will Cristiano Ronaldo take on Messi in a match? Updates on Inter Miami vs. Al Nassr

Last week, Al Nassr travelled to China as part of a mid-season trip. Although their training camp proceeded as scheduled, two scheduled friendlies—against Shanghai Shenhua and Zheijang—were cancelled due to a muscular injury sustained by Ronaldo.

Al Nassr verified that the friendly games were not anymore deemed feasible with Ronaldo out of the picture in a statement released via their social media accounts.

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Will there still be an Al Nassr vs. Inter Miami match?

Even if Ronaldo cannot play, there is currently no indication that the Al Nassr vs. Inter Miami game will be postponed.

The elaborate arrangements for a Last Dance would surely be severely disrupted (well, there’s always next year), but there is a glaring discrepancy between this game and Al Nassr’s planned dates in China.

Although Ronaldo is the shining example of Saudi Arabia’s foray into the lucrative world of professional football, he is not the main attraction in town, in contrast to the upcoming matches between Shanghai Shenhua and Zheijang.

To put it plainly, Messi’s presence during the Riyadh Season is a coup for the organisers. As a spokesperson for Saudi Tourism, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner recently took part in an advertising ad showcasing the nation as an appealing place to visit.

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