Cristiano Ronaldo showed that he was right with his previous statement comparing the Saudi Pro League with Messi’s MLS.
On February 2, the most anticipated match in early 2024 will take place, which is the clash between Al Nassr and Inter Miami within the framework of the Riyadh Season friendly tournament. The reason this event became even more attractive was because of the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
This is said to be the last chance for fans to witness two football legends compete on the same field. At the same time, the friendly tournament will be an opportunity to test which tournament, Saudi Pro League and MLS, is better after being led by Ronaldo and Messi.
However, before Al Nassr played Inter Miami, the audience seemed to have the answer. Because Messi’s team just lost 3-4 to another Arab team, Al Hilal, in their opening match at Riyadh Season.
Reality partly reflects what Ronaldo said last summer. At that time, CR7 declared that “Saudi Arabia’s National League is better than MLS” because more and more top players want to join, helping to improve the quality of the tournament.
And here, Ronaldo and his teammates will have the opportunity to prove to themselves that the Saudi Pro League is better than the MLS when they play directly on the field against Inter Miami. Playing at home and having witnessed Al Hilal win the match, Al Nassr will certainly want to create a jubilant goal party when welcoming guests from America.
For Ronaldo and Messi alone, this will be the 37th time these two legends have clashed in a match. In 36 previous encounters, M10 had a better record with 16 wins, scored 22 goals and had 11 assists.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has 11 victories, scored 21 goals and contributed 1 assist to his teammates. Both teams were undefeated in 9 meetings with their respective teams.
However, in the latest clash in early 2023, Messi was the winner when he and PSG defeated Ronaldo’s Arab Superstar team with a score of 5-4. The match saw M10 have 1 goal while CR7 scored twice.
