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Follow live coverage as Inter Miami take on Al Nassr — with both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo absent

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Follow live coverage as Inter Miami take on Al Nassr — with both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo absent

Michael Dominski

February 1, 2024 at 2:10 PM EST
Messi’s Inter Miami vs Ronaldo’s Al Nassr live updates: Laporte scores from own half as Saudi side race into 3-0 lead

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Latest score: Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Video highlight: Check out Laporte's stunning goal from own half

Views from the stadium

Views from the stadium

(Paul Tenorio)

Half-time stats

Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

  • Shots: 10 - 8
  • Shots on goal: 6 - 2
  • Saves: 2 - 2
  • Possession: 52% - 48%
  • Corners: 2 - 5
  • Fouls: 9 - 8
  • Yellow cards: 2 - 1

Views at the stadium

Views at the stadium

(Paul Tenorio)

HT: Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

The ref whistles for the break and that's half-time.

Miami were embarrassed early on but have at least stopped the bleeding, slowly growing into the game. Still though, they have a mountain to climb if they're to avoid defeat today.

Might we see Messi in the second half?

Telles off target

45+8' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Left-back Telles breaks free down the left wing. He got plenty of room to shoot but fires his shot wildly off target.

Miami shots blocked

45+5' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Gregore and then Suarez get off decent shots inside the Al Nassr box, but the hosts' defenders throw their bodies in front of both.

Jeers and cheers

45+2' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Suarez commits a foul, prompting more boos from the Al Nassr supporters. Moments later, the cameras cut once again to Ronaldo sitting in his suite, leading to cheers once more.

First-half stoppage time

First-half stoppage time

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45+1' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

We're into eights minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half here.

Busquets may have seen red if this wasn't a friendly

Busquets may have seen red if this wasn't a friendly

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44' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Busquets escapes getting a red card. Now Ronaldo and Messi are shown on the big screens to get the crowds back a bit in a more celebratory mood.

Crowd unhappy with Busquets' reaction

41' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Two awful tackles and at least one fist to the face as Busquets ran in for some retribution after the tackle. The Busquets fist to face was shown from multiple angles and the crowd booed and now they boo again as his picture is shown on the big screen.

It's all kicking off now!

40' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Gregore gets away with a foul on Talisca in midfield. Allen runs away with the ball, prompting quite a bad kick out by Boushal on the 19-year-old.

Busquets, Alba and Suarez are all furious at Boushal's reaction, coming over and grabbing the player in their anger.

Boushal and Busquets are booked in the aftermath.

Ruiz scuffs chance

39' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Gressel cuts back for Ruiz in the Al Nassr box. He's got a free shot but completely scuffs his effort.

Miami are definitely starting to create some chances though.

Not easy to get booked in a friendly

Not easy to get booked in a friendly

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37' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Abdulelah Al-Amri catches Suarez late with his foot following through, dumping the Uruguayan to the ground and earning himself the first yellow card of this friendly.

Suarez makes a good show of how much pain he's in. Oh how I've missed you Luis!

Campana forces save

36' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Moments after dawdling too long on the ball to get a free shot off from the top of the box, Campana does manage to fire a decent shot on goal.

He does well to control the ball as it pops up in front of him, then hitting a first-time shot that forces a diving save from Waleed at the near post.

Crickets from MLS social media...

35' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

With Inter Miami getting worked here in the first half, it's notable that MLS' official Twitter account hasn't tweeted since before kick-off, despite heavily promoting this match...

Crowd-pleasers

Crowd-pleasers

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33' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

The biggest applause, outside of the goals, has been when Ronaldo and Messi are shown on the big screen. In the 25th minute, they put the two up on a split screen to really get a reaction from the fans. Messi kept his eyes up on the big screen. Ronaldo stared straight ahead, perhaps unaware that he was on the LEDs that hang from the roof.

Ospina taken off after injury

Ospina taken off after injury

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32' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Al Nassr goalkeeper David Ospina comes off limping, replaced by Waleed Abdullah.

Ospina had only just returned from a long injury layoff. Tough luck for the former Arsenal man.

Ospina hurt

30' Al Nassr 3-0 Inter Miami

Ospina stays down after making that save. Al Nassr's trainers are on to treat the former Arsenal man.

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