It has been a busy winter break for Inter Miami, but fortunately for the Herons, their preseason will continue to unfold in warm weathers.
Inter Miami will continue preparing for the 2024 MLS season on Thursday with a highly-anticipated match. This time, the team coached by Tata Martino will get to play against Al Nassr, a team that includes footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Alex Telles, Marcelo Brozovic, and Aymeric Laporte. The game will give fans one more chance to witness what could be the final match between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, although anything could happen in the future.
The team from the United States will get to this game after three previous friendlies. The first one ended in a draw against El Salvador, and their second fixture saw them lose to FC Dallas (1-0). On January 29, the Herons kicked off their Asian tour with a 4-3 loss to Al Hilal, which means they will still be looking for their first preseason win.
On the other hand, Al Nassr will return to action after a few weeks off, but with the AFC Champions League right around the corner. This will be the first in history for the Saudi Arabians against a Major League Soccer club and their sixth friendly against non-Asian opponents. Their record in those games shows two wins, two draws, and one defeat.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: Head-to-head record
As mentioned earlier, the big story of this game will see Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi facing each other one more time. Both football icons will get to face each other for the 38th time, with 17 of those ending with wins for Messi's teams. Nine of those fixtures concluded in draws, and eleven more were won by Cristiano Ronaldo's clubs. This will be the first club meeting between these teams since December 2020, when CR7 played for Juventus and Messi was part of Barcelona. The duo had one more meeting prior to this clash, although the Portuguese footballer was part of a team that featured the best players in the Saudi Pro League, who lost to Messi's PSG 5-4 in January 2023.
Here's the breakdown of all meetings between CR7 and Messi before Thursday's game.
Games played: 37
Wins for Messi: 17
Draws: 9
Wins for Cristiano Ronaldo: 11.
Goals scored by Messi: 23
Goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo: 23
Where to watch Al Nassr vs Inter Miami
Al Nassr and Inter Miami will lock horns at Kingdom Arena. Fans all over the world will be able to watch this game thanks to MLS Season Pass, Apple TV's subscription platform to watch and stream Major League Soccer matches. If you live elsewhere you can also watch this warmup clash on different platforms, which is why we encourage you to find out where you can do so with our official TV and streaming listings for Al Nassr vs Inter Miami here.
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