No last dance for Messi as Ronaldo injured

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was expected to perform in his last dance with Lionel Messi on the pitch, will miss Thursday's Riyadh Season Cup friendly as the Portuguese is still recovering from a calf injury.

Al-Nassr coach Luis Castro confirmed at a press conference that Ronaldo will not be able to help his team against Inter Miami just as he was unable to take part in the friendlies in China.

"Ronaldo is in the final part of his recovery to join the group. We hope that in the next few days you can start working with the team. He will be absent from the game," he told reporters.

The two players already met last season in January when Paris Saint-Germain played a friendly against Riyadh All-Star, which the French side won 5-4 at the King Fahd International Stadium.