Inter Miami announced the match between Messi and Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.

“Can’t wait to be part of the Riyadh Season Cup with my Inter Miami team,” the message in English on Lionel Messi ‘s personal page reads. “We will face top Saudi clubs in a historic tournament.”

At the beginning of this year, the Riyadh Season Cup was awaited by the football world, when Messi faced Cristiano Ronaldo at the club level. Riyadh Season Cup is a three-team round-robin tournament, between Inter Miami and two giants of Saudi Arabian football, Al Hilal and Al Nassr.

Inter Miami will meet Al Hilal at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on January 29. Neymar’s parent team has had impressive performance since the beginning of the season, leading the Saudi Arabian National Championship (Saudi Pro League – SPL) with the brilliance of foreign players such as Aleksandar Mitrovic, Malcom or Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. .

On February 1, Inter Miami will face Al Nassr. This is the first duel between Messi and Ronaldo at the club level, after PSG’s friendly match with the SPL Stars Team in early 2023.

Inter Miami’s Business Director, Xavier Asensi, hopes the tour to Saudi Arabia will help the club “create long-term relationships with passionate fans in Saudi Arabia”.

Riyadh Season Cup is also considered an important momentum step for Inter Miami and Al Nassr after a long break. Messi just finished his nearly two-month vacation. On January 22, Leo played the first friendly match of the new season, when Inter Miami met Dallas FC.

After the training period in the US, Inter Miami will tour Saudi Arabia, El Salvador and Hong Kong (China), before returning. The 2024 MLS season kicks off at the end of February.

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