Duel of Titans: Messi vs Ronaldo tickets hit $11,000 for Riyadh Season Cup showdown

Inter Miami faces off against Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia’s capital in Riyadh Season Cup . Credit: social media
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Updated 31 January 2024
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Duel of Titans: Messi vs Ronaldo tickets hit $11,000 for Riyadh Season Cup showdown

  • Despite the premium price tag, fans can still catch the Messi vs Ronaldo spectacle for as little as $200

Riyadh: Football aficionados can look forward to an epic showdown as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo clash once more, this time in the Riyadh Season Cup as Inter Miami faces off against Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Thursday.

Dubbed “The Last Dance,” tickets for the highly anticipated match went on sale last week, with Platinum seating reaching a staggering $11,214, according to the tickets website seatpick.com.

Despite the premium price tag, fans can still catch the Messi vs Ronaldo spectacle for as little as $200.

It is no surprise that football matches featuring icons such as Messi and Ronaldo command hefty ticket prices.

In a similar vein, last year, a Saudi businessman clinched a SR10 million ($2.6 million) bid to witness Ronaldo and Messi square off in a friendly match between Paris Saint-Germain and stars of Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.

Messi and his Inter Miami squad touched down in Saudi Arabia on Friday, receiving a warm reception at King Khalid International Airport. The US team lost their first match in the season against Al-Hilal 4-3.


Napoli beat Bologna to lift Italian Super Cup

Updated 23 December 2025
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Napoli beat Bologna to lift Italian Super Cup

  • Brazilian winger Neres curled in a brilliant shot from distance to give Napoli the lead before half-time against last season’s Italian Cup winners

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Napoli won the Italian Super Cup on Monday as David Neres scored twice to secure the reigning Serie A champions a 2-0 win over Bologna in the final in Jeddah.
Brazilian winger Neres curled in a brilliant shot from distance to give Napoli the lead before half-time against last season’s Italian Cup winners.
He struck again in the second half after intercepting a weak pass from Bologna goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia as he tried to play out from the back.
Neres finished with three goals in the Super Cup after also scoring in the 2-0 semifinal win over AC Milan last week.
It is the third time Napoli have won the competition, after 1990 and 2014.
“The lads deserve congratulations,” Napoli coach Antonio Conte told Sport Mediaset.
“They showed how much they wanted this trophy for the fans, and we’ll also have a great Christmas celebration now with a new trophy in the cabinet.”
Traditionally featuring the Serie A and Italian Cup champions, since 2023 the Italian Super Cup has also included the runners-up from league and cup.
The four-team tournament is contracted to be held in Saudi Arabia until 2029.
Napoli, who trail Serie A leaders Inter Milan by two points, return to league action on Sunday away to Cremonese. Bologna are at home to Sassuolo.