The match between Al Nassr Club and Inter Miami at 1:00 a.m. on February 2 in the ‘last dance’ between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, unfortunately there will be one person missing. The famous Portuguese player has not recovered from his injury, making fans disappointed.

“We will not see a confrontation between Messi and Ronaldo . Ronaldo is in the final stages of his injury recovery to return to training with the team. We hope in the next few days Ronaldo can return . Therefore, he will be absent from the match,” Al Nassr coach Luis Castro said, during the pre-match press conference.

The news that Ronaldo was absent from the confrontation with Messi disappointed fans in Saudi Arabia. Many people spent up to 10,000 USD (about more than 244 million VND) to buy tickets with the best seats to watch these two famous players compete at Kingdom Arena.

About 2 days before the match, Ronaldo posted a photo on social network Facebook showing off his muscular muscles. This image makes Saudi fans extremely confident that the famous Portuguese player has recovered from his calf injury to return to play.

However, the hope was not fulfilled. Ronaldo has not yet been able to return to practice with the team after the winter break. This is also the reason why Al Nassr Club had to cancel their tour in China at the end of January. At that time, Chinese fans also bought tickets to watch 2 Al Nassr matches against Shanghai Shenhua and Zhejiang Clubs on January 24 and 28. but was disappointed.

“I apologize to all Chinese fans. I know everyone is sad, me too, but as you know, in football, there are things that cannot be controlled,” Ronaldo explained.

For fans in Saudi Arabia, they are eagerly waiting for the confrontation between Ronaldo and Messi. But it seems like they will have to wait a little longer, maybe it won’t happen, when Ronaldo is still recovering from injury, according to Marca ( Spain).

While Ronaldo is absent, Messi and teammates like Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba will definitely play. Inter Miami just lost to Al Hilal Club 3-4, with Messi and Suarez both scoring.

After the match with Al Nassr, Messi and his teammates will continue to tour Hong Kong on February 4 and go to Japan to meet Vissel Kobe Club on February 7. They will return to the United States to continue their friendly match with Newell’s Old Boys Club (Argentina) on February 15.

Messi and his teammates will play the opening match of the 2024 MLS season against Real Salt Lake Club at home on February 22.