Al Nassr vs Inter Miami Half-Time Celebration: Reason Behind Festivities in Riyadh Season Cup With Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi’s Absence

The biggest game at the Riyadh Season Cup has taken an enormous blow with both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo absent from the starting XI. Both stars miss out because of injuries and have not taken the field. However, this has not stopped the Saudi Arabian authorities from making the most out of this grand soccer feast. The half-time break of Al Nassr vs. Inter Miami will see a huge celebration with a firework show on the cards.

Al Nassr currently cruises with a comfortable 3-0 lead- heading into the half-time. The side established early dominance in the fixture, with Otavio, Talisca, and Aymeric Laporte finding the back of the net within the first 15 minutes. It will be interesting to see if Inter Miami can produce a monumental comeback during the second half of the contest.

Major celebratory plans during the half-time break, despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence!

Saudi’s Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment, Turki Alalshikh, revealed a major half-time surprise during the Riyadh Season Cup. “A special celebration for Al-Nasr between halftime due to achieving the Arab Championship.” The celebrations took off at half time with the Chairman present alongside the other dignitaries to light the fireworks to laud Al Nassr for their achievements, this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. kickstarted their campaign in style as they bagged the Arab Champions Cup, marking CR7’s first major title following his move to the Middle East.

The Arab Club Champions Cup trophy was on display while the half-time break also saw multiple Middle Eastern artists take center stage and perform in front of the jam-packed crowd before the dignitaries took to the field to start the light show.

Al Nassr and Inter Miami both returned to the field following the half-time festivities. With ease, Al Nassr started things off where they left in the first half as they found the back of the net in quick succession to make the scoreline 5-0.

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alisca then hit the final nail in the coffin as he scored yet another goal to complete his hat trick to help his side bag a massive 6-0 win over their opponents. The fanbase did get to see a glimpse of Lionel Messi, but only from the 83rd minute onwards.

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