Al-Nassr vs Inter Miami live - updates as Ronaldo and Messi miss out

01 February 2024 , 20:11

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Lionel Messi will miss Thursday's game (Image: Getty Images)

Inter Miami will look to bounce back against Al-Nassr on Thursday after their disappointing defeat to Al-Hilal.

Miami, who are co-owned by David Beckham, suffered a 4-3 loss to in the opening game of the Riyadh Season Cup on Monday. Saudi fans were excited to see both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in action - but neither of them will play due to injury.

Yet they may still make an appearance at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh as an ambassadors for their respective clubs. Will two of football's greatest ever players enjoyed a reunion before the big game? Stay tuned to find out what happens...

20:11Tom Blow

FT: Al-Nassr 6-0 Inter Miami

It's all over in Riyadh!

Al-Nassr have won 6-0!

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Talisca scored a hat-trick, while Mohammed Maran also found the net.

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18:53Tom Blow

HT: Al-Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

A nightmare for Inter Miami!

Al-Nassr scored the goals before half-time, with Aymeric Laporte scoring from his own half!

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18:09Tom Blow

1-0 to Al-Nassr!

Otavio has opened the scoring for Al-Nassr after just three minutes!

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17:48Tom Blow

BREAKING!

Lionel Messi has withdrawn from Inter Miami's friendly clash with Al-Nassr, joining his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo on the sidelines, who is ruled out by injury.

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17:36Joshua Mbu

Inter Miami XI

Lionel Messi will also miss tonight's game alongside rival Cristiano Ronaldo. The World Cup-winning Argentine featured and scored in the last game, a narrow 4-3 defeat to Al-Hilal, but is missing tonight.

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Callender 1; Gressel 24, Aviles 6, Kryvtsov 27, Allen 32, Alba 18; 5 Busquets, Gregore 26, Ruiz 41; Campana 8, Suarez 9.

17:30Joshua Mbu

Al-Nassr XI

Cristiano Ronaldo was ruled out of tonight's game earlier with a calf injury. He is expected to return to training with Al-Nassr in the next few days but a reunion with long-time rival Lionel Messi won't happen.

Ospina 26; Sultan 2, Almari 5, Laporte 27, Telles 15; Brozovic 77, Al-Sulaihem 8; Otavio 25, Talisca 94, Al-Aliwa 46; Marran 16.

16:29Tom Blow

Apple TV+ to give exclusive look at Messi's career

Football fans will soon be able to explore the sensational career of one of the sport's all time greats as a new Lionel Messi documentary series heads to Apple TV+.

Launching later this month, Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend tracks the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner throughout his career, offering an exclusive look at his five FIFA World Cup appearances.

It will also explore his triumphant 2022 World Cup victory with Argentina.

Over four episodes, the hotly-anticipated docuseries will hear the 36-year-old tell his story in his own words as he looks back on his incredible career with the Argentina national team, providing an intimate and unprecedented look at his quest for a legacy-defining World Cup victory.

The series also features never-before-seen interviews with the footballer, alongside conversations with teammates, coaches, competitors, fans and commentators – including Aston Villa keeper Emilio Martinez and Gary Lineker.

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16:28Tom Blow

Ronaldo ruled out

Cristiano Ronaldo has been denied his 'last dance' with Lionel Messi after being ruled out of Al-Nassr's upcoming friendly with Inter Miami.

The Al-Nassr striker has a calf injury, head coach Luis Castro confirmed Wednesday. "Cristiano is in the final part of his recovery to join the group.

"We expect that he can begin to work with the team in the next few days. He will be an element that will be absent from the game."