Two contemporary superstars, Messi and Ronaldo, will have one more rematch, taking place at an event featuring Inter Miami and Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia in February 2024.
“Riyadh Season and Inter Miami CF have agreed to organize matches at the Riyadh Season Cup in Riyadh City as part of the festival’s activities. In a tournament that brings together two Saudi Arabian teams, Al Hilal, Al Nassr with Inter Miami CF” – announced by Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia.
Accordingly, the tournament will have 3 teams including Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Inter Miami. Teams will play in a round robin, the team with the most points will become the champion. The tournament is expected to take place in early February 2024. The matches will be held at Kingdom Arena – Al-Hilal’s new home stadium confirmed to be inaugurated in early 2024.
Messi rematches Ronaldo in the Inter Miami shirt
Most recently, Messi and Ronaldo also met in a friendly tournament of Riyadh Season in January this year. At that time, the Argentine superstar was still playing for his former team PSG, which had a 5-4 victory over the Arab superstar team captained by CR7.
During the confrontation early next year, the tournament organizers used the phrase “the last dance” to describe the confrontation between these two contemporary superstars.
The Ronaldo Museum displays titles and all valuable objects and memorabilia in Saudi Arabia
About Riyadh Season, this is an annual entertainment festival consisting of many entertainment events that will take place one after another including concerts, sports events and exhibitions.
At the end of October, a museum about Ronaldo was also inaugurated in Riyadh City. The museum was built by the Saudi Arabian government with the aim of bringing in new tourists from the sports sector to diversify the festival’s attendees.