Cristiano Ronaldo will not be playing the highly anticipated Riyadh Season Cup match.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in Riyadh’s season Cup Season match against Lionel Messi on Thursday, Al Nassr coach Luis Castro said on Wednesday, ending speculation of a final clash between the two rivals. the body.

“We will not see [Messi vs Ronaldo], Ronaldo is in the last part of his recovery to join the team. We hope that in the coming days, you can start working with the team. He’s going to be out of the game,” Castro said. Anticipation for this fight has reached fever pitch, but Castro’s comments paid to any hopes fans had of seeing the two greats square off again after a year.

This could be the last time these two icons will face each other, with Ronaldo turning 39 in February and Messi turning

37 in July. There have been rumors that Messi could leave the United States after his contract expires to work with youth club Newell’s Old Boys. Meanwhile, Ronaldo said he is still far from retiring. Messi’s Inter Miami will face Ronaldo-less Al Nassr on Thursday and hope to get their first win of the pre-season. They beat FC Dallas and New York City FC and played a game against El Salvador where Messi and Luis Suarez started. Earlier this week, they lost to Al Hilal 4-3, which will damage their confidence.

As for Ronaldo, he will look to return to good form to be able to continue his meteoric journey with Al Nassr, without defeat in the last 5 games. The Portuguese’s style is hot, scoring 20 goals in 18 games this season.

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