Cristiano Ronaldo may play his first match in Saudi Arabia against his eternal rival, Lionel Messi | sports

Coach Rudi Garcia told L’Equipe about the friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain, “His debut will not be in the Al-Nassr shirt, but rather it will be a mixture of players from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.”

The French coach was not satisfied with the timing of the exhibition match, as Al-Nasr will play a league match against Al-Ettifaq after three days. As a coach for Al Nasr, I cannot be happy with this match. For the development and the vision of PSG, seeing the great Parisian players, that’s really good. “But we have a league game in three days,” Garcia said. “The layout could have been thought of better. But it’s okay. We’re in the lead, we’re happy. It’s a tough competition to win, but we set our sights on that.”

Ronaldo recently signed a contract with Al-Nasr Club until the summer of 2025, after his departure from Manchester United. The striker had to wait a while until his debut due to a previous suspension from the FA. Although he played less than a minute, his influence on the Saudi club is already great.

Garcia even compared his arrival to that of the recently deceased Brazilian world star Pele to the New York Cosmos in 1975. The French coach made particular mention of the 37-year-old Portuguese’s influence on “the development of football, sports and culture in Saudi Arabia.” .,,This is great. Great for us, for Al-Nassr. Great for Saudi Arabia. Cristiano Ronaldo is more than just a player. He is one of the best players in the world.”

“It’s incredible how it put our club in the spotlight. Now everyone around the world knows where our club is,” said Garcia, who didn’t miss the huge increase in followers on social media. “We should have gone from 800,000 to 10 Millions in a few hours, a few days, due to the arrival of Cristiano.”

Pele arrived in New York in 1975 at the age of 34, having played for Santos in his native country since 1956. The three-time World Champion was one of the international stars who put the new American Football League on the map.