Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr thrash Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 6-0 in friendly clash

Lionel Messi came off the bench against Al Nassr

Al Nassr scored six past Inter Miami to register a dominant win in the friendly match between these two clubs.

This was a much-awaited meeting between two of the upcoming giants in world football. Inter Miami have travelled to Saudi Arabia to prepare for the upcoming Major League Soccer (MLS) season.

The build-up for this match was around Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Every build-up resulted in a sad ending after Ronaldo was ruled out of the match. Yesterday, Al Nassr’s manager announced that the Portuguese sensation is recovering from injury and won’t feature against Inter Miami.

Today, just before the match started, it was confirmed that Lionel Messi has a slight hamstring issue and will be doubtful to face the Saudi club. The Argentine was not included in the starting 11 and was on the bench.

Al Nassr were dominant right from the first whistle blew. Otavio registered his name on the score sheet in the third minute of the match. Marcelo Brozovic created the first goal for his team. Anderson Talisca doubled the lead for the Saudi club on the 10th-minute mark.

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Aymeric Laporte stole the show in the first half with an incredible strike. Al Nassr were awarded a free-kick on the 12th-minute mark inside their own half. Laporte stepped up and saw the opposition goalkeeper standing off this line. He attempted a shot and scored the third goal of the evening.

Al Nassr continued their domination in the second half as well. Talisca scored his second of the evening from the spot in the 51st minute. Mohammed Maran scored the fifth goal in the 68th minute and Talisca went on to complete his hat-trick in the 73rd minute.

Inter Miami were unable to make an impact with Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Busquets in the starting 11. This was a disappointing end to their trip to Saudi Arabia. Later on, Lionel Messi came off the bench but was unable to make an impact.

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