Media reports revealed a surprising decision by the Portuguese Luis Castro, the coach of the first football team at Al-Nasr Club, regarding the possibility of captain Cristiano Ronaldo participating in the American Inter Miami match in the 2024 Riyadh Season Cup tournament.

The Al-Nasr match against Inter Miami, which includes Argentine star Lionel Messi, will be held at the Kingdom Arena, at nine o’clock tomorrow evening (Thursday), in the second match of the 2024 Riyadh Cup season.

Sports journalist Abdulaziz Al-Osaimi said that Cristiano Ronaldo practiced football today with physical equipment, so Castro decided to include the player in the team camp, indicating the possibility of his participation in the Inter Miami match.

Ronaldo's participation raises controversy

Al-Nasr Club’s media center published pictures of the team’s group training, which witnessed the absence of Portuguese captain Ronaldo, while technical director Luis Castro stated that Cristiano has entered the final stage of qualification, and will soon return to the matches, during the press conference for Al-Nasr’s match against Inter Miami. .

The 2024 Riyadh Cup season competitions began, with Al Hilal defeating Inter Miami with a score of (4-3), with the participation of Mitrovic and Lionel Messi, at the Kingdom Arena.

The Riyadh Season Cup, which is held in the group system, is scheduled to conclude with the derby match between Al Hilal and Al Nassr on February 8, at Kingdom Arena