A high-profile friendly was played between Riyadh Crescent and Inter Miami. Riyadh Crescent are the top team in the Saudi league and are unbeaten, seven points ahead of Riyadh Victory behind them. Although Miami International has a superstar like Messi, its overall strength is still weaker than that of Riyadh Crescent, after all, it is a team that cannot enter the playoffs. There is also a large gap between the value of these two teams. The total value of Riyadh Crescent is as high as 24.2 billion euros, while Miami International's total value is only 89.23 million euros. As a result, it was the stronger Riyadh Crescent who won the match.
In this game, Miami International lined up 532 formations. Messi and Suarez are paired up in two strikers. Sergio Busquets, Julian and Ruiz make up the midfield three. Alba, Allen, Kryfsov, Avilés and Yedlin started the game in the back five. Callender was the starting goalkeeper. Riyadh Crescent sent an attacking combination of Malcolm, Milinkovic, Mitrovic and Neves.
Aleksandar Mitrovic had a one-on-one chance early in the game, but he adjusted a little more and was disrupted by a defender. In the 10th minute, Riyadh Crescent scored! Milinkovic sent a through ball, Mitrovic stepped forward, burst directly into the penalty area, fired low into the far corner, and the ball went in! Inter Miami's backline is so bad that it can be broken down so easily. 3 minutes later, Inter Miami conceded again! Hamdan's low shot from the edge of the box goes straight into the bottom left corner of the net. Inter Miami trailed by 2 goals early.
In the 25th minute, Sergio Busquets had a good chance, but his shot went wide. Eight minutes later, Inter Miami pulled a goal back, and it was Suarez who scored the goal. After that, Messi scored, however, because Suarez was offside before that, the goal was invalidated. In the 43rd minute, Riyadh Crescent scored again. Michael headed in from close range and the ball went in. The Miami International goalkeeper made a mistake and allowed the opponent to score with ease. At half-time, Inter Miami trailed 3-1.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. In the 53rd minute, Inter Miami was awarded a penalty. Messi took the penalty and he scored the ball steadily. Immediately afterwards, Ruiz shot through the door of Riyadh Crescent with a powerful shot from inside the box, and it was Messi who provided the assist. The two sides are back on the same starting line. In the 63rd minute, Mitrovic headed the goal, but the goalkeeper confiscated the ball. In the 88th minute, Riyadh Crescent scored again! Malcolm heads in to complete the kill! The final score was fixed at 3-4, and Inter Miami lost to Riyadh Crescent. Messi scored two goals alone in this game, but he couldn't help his team win. Inter Miami is winless in 11 games in a row, which is too embarrassing.