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 big gap between the value of these two teams. Riyadh Crescent is worth a whopping 242 million euros, while Miami International is worth 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 with two strikers. Sergio Busquets, Julian and Ruiz make up a midfield three. Alba, Aaron, 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 caught up by a defender to disrupt the ball. In the 10th minute, Riyadh Crescent scored! Milinkovic sent a through ball, Mitrovic stepped forward, burst directly into the penalty area, fired a low shot into the far corner, and the ball went in! Miami International's back line was so bad that it was so easily penetrated. Three minutes later, Inter Miami conceded another goal, and Hamdan fired a low shot from the edge of the box into the bottom left corner. 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. 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 the 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 scored with a header to complete the stunner! The final score was fixed at 3-4, and Miami International lost to Riyadh Crescent. Messi scored two goals 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.