Real Madrid Invite Cristiano Ronaldo to Santiago Bernabeu Inauguration Through Al Nassr Friendly

Real Madrid supporters may be in for a homecoming of a lifetime with their all time top scorer. If reports are to be believed, Cristiano Ronaldo could once again be in action in front of thousands of fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Los Blancos will unveil their revamped home stadium later this year. While the stadium was to be unveiled last year, progression has taken longer than expected. However, the European giants want to give their fans a big showcase on the inauguration day with the team reportedly inviting Al Nassr to face the Merengues in a club friendly.

This is not the first time Cristiano’s men have been linked with a friendly fixture against Real Madrid. The Spanish Federation is reportedly interested in inviting Al Nassr to Spain for a min-tournament facing the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid. It will be interesting to see if Al Nassr accepts the invitation to bring Cristiano to his old stomping ground.

According to reports, Los Blancos are keen on bringing Al Nassr to Spain for a club-friendly fixture. Madrid is set to inaugurate their revamped Santiago Bernabeu Stadium later this year and believes Cristiano Ronaldo and his men could be the perfect opposition for the first game at the stadium. Saudi Arabian journalist Saud Al-Sarami broke the news stating, “Al Nassr received an invitation from Real Madrid to participate in a match to inaugurate the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.”

Cristiano was reunited with former Real Madrid teammates earlier in January. Los Blancos were present in the Middle Eastern nation where they recently hammered arch rivals Barcelona to win the finals of the Supercopa de Espana at Al Nassr’s home ground. Madrid posted the interaction on their official social media handles with the Portuguese superstar seen talking with his former teammates and head coach, Carlo Ancelotti.

While fans will be thrilled to see CR7 light up the Bernabeu once again, Ronaldo will first be hoping to maintain his fitness. After missing the highly anticipated Al Nassr vs Inter Miami which would’ve seen Ronaldo and Messi share the pitch once again, Ronaldo could be back in action soon.

Cristiano Ronaldo looks to make a comeback against Al Hilal

The Al Nassr skipper could return to action this week as his side takes on Al Hilal in the Riyadh Season Cup. Both teams are heading into the game following a win over Inter Miami and will look to close out the mid-season tournament with a win. Cristiano has been out with a muscular injury and has been absent from the team’s training sessions this month.

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However, his recovery has gone as planned, with the player likely to be back in the coming days. Al Nassr head coach Luis Castro is also confident about the player’s return with the Portuguese superstar added to the team squad for the upcoming fixture. The Al Nassr skipper will also have additional motivation to pay back their rivals as the last game between the two teams saw Al Hilal run riot over Cristiano’s men.

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