Al Nassr vs Inter Miami | No Ronaldo-Messi reunion as Portuguese star dominated out with damage

File image of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
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Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the possibility of a a lot anticipated reunion with Lionel Messi due to an damage, Al-Nassr coach Luis Castro mentioned Wednesday.

Ronaldo is recovering from a reported calf damage and won’t be slot in time to play within the exhibition match between Al-Nassr and Inter Miami in Riyadh on Thursday.

“Cristiano is within the closing stage of his recuperation earlier than re-joining the crew. We anticipate that within the subsequent few days he’ll begin working with the crew. So, clearly, it’s going to imply he’s absent for the sport (in opposition to Inter Miami),” Castro mentioned at a information convention.

Messi and Ronaldo have been longtime rivals once they performed in Spain — for Barcelona and Actual Madrid, respectively — and have mixed to win 13 of the final 15 Ballon d’Or awards given to the world’s finest participant.

The newest installment of that rivalry was seen because the spotlight of Miami’s pre-season tour, which included two video games in Saudi Arabia.

However that was put unsure when Ronaldo suffered an damage that prompted Al-Nassr to postpone two exhibition matches in China this month.

Messi scored in Miami’s 4-3 defeat to Al-Hilal on Monday.