Inter Miami's tour of Saudi Arabia ended with a humiliating defeat by six goals to zero against Al Nassr. What was presented as an opportunity to relive the duels between the stars of both teams, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi, ended up being an unmitigated disaster, in which the Portuguese, injured, did not even take the field and Messi left from the bench.
🤭 La sonrisa de CR7 de la que habla el mundo entero.
Al Nassr va ganando 3-0 al Inter Miami, la realización enfoca a Cristiano y Messi y...pic.twitter.com/CXef1koDSc
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) February 1, 2024
Three goals in the first 12 minutes
Inter were not in the game at any time, and in the 12th minute they were already three goals behind. Otavio opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, and just 7 minutes later Talisca scored the first of the three goals with which he closed out the game. In the 12th minute, Ameryc Laporte scored the third after surprising everyone with a direct free kick from 70 meters.
Alvaro 🧐#AlNassrpic.twitter.com/nM3HOp9SpU
— Abdul Rahman Mashood (@abdulrahmanmash) February 2, 2024
Messi, a mere witness of the win
The rest of the goals came in the second half, with Messi on the field. Once again, the Los Angeles team was distracted in the early stages of getting the ball rolling, conceding the fourth goal - Talisca's second - just six minutes after the restart. Later, Mohamed Maran would score the fifth and Talisca himself - who was named MVP of the match - closed out the scoring in the 73rd minute.
With the match over, the cameras captured the match organizer and Saudi royal advisor, Turki Al-Sheikh, raising six fingers in mockery of Leo Messi, an image that soon went viral on social media.
"✋🏻👆🏻"
El gesto de Turki Al-Sheikh, propietario del Almería, en el palco tras el gol de Talisca en la goleada del Al Nassr a Inter Miami 👀 pic.twitter.com/keT1oHo4Ze
— DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) February 2, 2024
