Inter Miami lost 4-3 to Al Hilal, but Messi does what Ronaldo cannot do with a goal and an assist.
Al Hilal recorded a 4-3 win against Inter Miami in the Saudi Arabia Riyadh Season Cup played on Monday, January 29, 2024.
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Before halftime, Al Hilal led 3-1 thanks to goals from Aleksandar Mitrović in the 10th, Abdullah Al-Hamdan in the 13th, and Michael coming up with a header.
Up until Suarez's first Inter Miami goal in the 34th minute gave the MLS team some life, the game was one-sided.
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Messi scored a goal but was disqualified a minute later, giving Inter Miami hope that their early deficit would be erased.
In the 54th minute, Messi scored on a penalty kick to reduce Inter Miami's deficit to 3-2.
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With a stunning kick past the goalie, David Ruiz gave Inter Miami the equalizer.
After Leo Messi left the field in the 88th minute, Inter Miami was behind again in a matter of minutes.
Malcom, who spent the 2018–19 season playing for Barcelona and some Inter Miami stars, gave Al Hilal a 4–3 lead in the 88th minute with a header past Drake Callendar.
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Al Hilal would hold on for the win against Inter Miami in the Riyadh season Cup.
Messi vs Ronaldo ahead of Inter Miami vs Al Nassr
Messi was able to bag a goal and assist against Al Hilal while still in pre-season.
He did more than Ronaldo, who was unable to save Al Nassr from a 3-0 loss to Al Hilal in the Riyadh Derby last December.
Ronaldo and Messi will now face off when Inter Miami takes on Al Nassr to wrap up their pre-season tour of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, February 1, 2024.
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