International Friendly: Al-Nassr 6×0 Inter Miami

In a friendly match in Saudi Arabia, Al-Nassr delivered a humiliating thrashing to Inter Miami. Featuring an outstanding performance by Anderson Talisca, who scored a hat-trick, the Saudi team showed no mercy to the American side.

Lionel Messi only entered the game in the final minutes, while Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t even included in the squad due to injury.

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Al-Nassr 6×0 Inter Miami

Despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi’s late entry, the match showcased various world football stars. On the Saudi side, names like Brozovic, Otávio, and Laporte, while on the other side, Suárez, Jordi Alba, and Busquets.

Al-Nassr had a relentless start to the game, not allowing Inter Miami any breathing room. In the first minute, Otávio made a skillful individual play on the left and provided a perfect cross for Maran. In the small area, the forward headed the ball into the opponent’s face.

Al-Nassr opened the scoring at 3 minutes. Inter Miami made a mistake in their ball distribution, Brozovic passed to Otávio in the box, who eluded the defense and struck into the top corner, scoring a beautiful goal.

Al-Nassr doubled their lead at 9 minutes, with another possession recovery near the opponent’s goal. The Saudi team executed a fantastic triangulation, and Al-Aliwa crossed for Talisca to push it into the back of the net.

At 12 minutes, Laporte scored a sensational goal, leaving Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo impressed. The defender took a free-kick from behind the midfield and surprised the goalkeeper who was off his line, scoring a Puskás Award-level goal.

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Inter Miami posed a threat in aerial play at 17 minutes. After a corner kick, Busquets emerged between the defense at the near post but headed wide.

At 28 minutes, Luis Suárez missed a goal he doesn’t usually squander. Gressel delivered a great cross, and the Uruguayan found himself alone in the area but hit a weak shot, easily saved by Ospina.

At 52 minutes, Al-Aliwa provided a beautiful through ball for Alex Telles behind the defense. The full-back faced the goalkeeper one-on-one but sent the shot over.

Four minutes into the second half, Otávio stole the ball from Busquets and passed to Maran, who was fouled by goalkeeper Callender. Anderson Talisca took a cross-shot to score Al-Nassr’s fourth goal.

Photo: Reproduction/ Al-Nassr

At 18 minutes, Al-Nassr faced trouble in their ball distribution. Brozovic mishandled a pass from the goalkeeper, losing the ball to Campana, who went one-on-one with Abdullah but shot wide.

At 22 minutes, Brozovic took a corner kick, Laporte flicked it, and Maran expertly headed in the fifth goal for the Saudi team.

At 27 minutes, Alex Telles delivered a spectacular through ball, and Anderson Talisca calmly struck with the outside of his foot, sealing Al-Nassr’s overwhelming victory against Inter Miami. Initially, the linesman had flagged offside, but VAR later confirmed the Brazilian’s position was legal, much to the delight of the Saudi fans.

At 38 minutes, Lionel Messi replaced Campana, but did little to prevent the rout. With the defeat, the Argentine matched his worst career defeat, which had occurred against Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 Champions League quarter-finals, where Barcelona lost 8-2 at the Estádio da Luz.

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The match was a massacre by Al-Nassr over Inter Miami, highlighting the considerable gap between Saudi and American football. Throughout the game, Al-Nassr maintained constant pressure, causing the opponent to make numerous errors in passing, particularly in defense, leading to several goals for the Saudi team.

Written by Henry Miller