Inter Milan 1-1 Al-Nassr LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo’s aspect take shock lead however the Champions League finalists equalise in a pleasant conflict in Japan

An all-action first half, with neither workforce trying the completed article – however there was nonetheless sufficient to take pleasure in within the opening 45.

Al-Nassr have seemed stronger, at factors, their pre-season marketing campaign in full stream. You possibly can inform that is Inter’s opening pleasant – save for his or her shut

d-door affair in opposition to Serie C aspect Pergolettese.

Al-Nassr lose focus, and Inter revenue shortly! Dumfries spots Frattesi unmarked streaking into the field, and sends in a whipped cross from the precise wing which Frattesi leaps to attach with.

It is a robust header, and Alaqidi at full stretch cannot palm it out.

Inter are looking a mandatory equaliser earlier than half-time, and De Vrij and Bisseck look to use their place down the precise, however Al-Nassr have locked up defensively, and positively aren’t making issues simple for the Champions League finalists.

Barella makes an attempt to cease Ghareeb on the run, and upends him, handing Al-Nassr a freekick simply over the midway line.

A short lull, with each groups possible interested by half-time tweaks already, however Al-Ghannam seems to be to trigger hassle on the precise for Al-Nassr, sprinting out of attain of Bastoni.

Telles joins his new membership’s flood ahead, however Castro’s aspect cannot maintain onto the ball for a constant spell within the attacking third.

Al-Nassr defenders are swarming Martinez with the ball on the sting of the field, and ultimately, the Argentine is unpicked and Al-Nassr mount their counter-attack.

Ronaldo on the sting of the field can solely neatly sneak the ball to Ghareeb, flustered within the space, and Inter pounce, sprinting again up the pitch.

Brozovic goes in for a sliding deal with, however when he cannot fairly snatch the ball in, Ghareeb tries to problem, however comes off the more serious in opposition to Martinez, staying down.

It is getting hectic within the Al-Nassr field! Correa shimmies the ball into the field, and Martinez tries to rocket a strike previous Alaqidi however encounters resistance.

On the sting of the field, Dumfries tries to make one thing with the stays of the assault, however Alaqidi once more pulls off a robust save, falling to the bottom to make the cease with lightning reflexes.

Martinez breezes previous Brozovic, susceptible on the turf clutching his face, and tries to get his shot off, however Alaqidi makes a robust save handy possession again to Al-Nassr.

Inter all full of fireside as they search for the equaliser, with Martinez and Correa teaming up effectively within the field to fireside at Alaqidi. No luck, nonetheless, because the goalkeeper falls on high of the try.

It has been constructing… and Al-Nassr get to supply the primary shock of Inter’s pre-season marketing campaign!

Talisca sends a terrific diagonal ball to Ghareeb, who pulls it down in fashion within the field and fires it previous an outfoxed Stankovic.

One other probability for Al-Nassr! Ronaldo picks up the ball simply over the midway line and goes for nostalgic glory with a curling shot at aim from 25 yeards out.

The ball glances simply large of the close to put up, however Stankovic leaps to cease it.

Martinez leaps for Inter’s second nook, however he is lacking an inch or two and nudges the ball excessive of the crossbar.

Al-Nassr are the subsequent to mount an assault, nonetheless, because the Saudi aspect look flinty in entrance of aim. De Vrij has to drag out all of the stops to empty the oncoming risk from Talisca and Ronaldo.

Moments later, Inter look somewhat extra rattled as Talisca nods in a forceful cross that sees Stankovic pulling off the most important save of the match to this point. Actually not content material to be overrun right here, Al-Nassr.

In an echoey stadium, each Castro and Inzaghi could be heard urging on the perimeters as Inter look to arrange one other assault. Dumfries scurries in the direction of aim on the precise however Telles pulls off a well-timed interception to drive the ball out for a throw and disrupt Inter’s rhythm.

Brozovic wastes no time saying hi there to his former team-mate Calhanoglou, bringing the participant to his knees for a freekick that Inter arrange 25 yards off aim.

De Vrij heads the ball goalwards, however with little energy: it is a innocent cease for Alaqidi.

Inter win the primary nook of the match, which Calhanoglou boots in for Frattesi to leap at. He solely manages to catch it on his shoulder, knocking the ball simply large of the close to put up.

Martinez, in his captain’s armband, appeals for one more nook, however his try falls on deaf ears.

Brozovic performs a well-weighted ball to Ghareeb after Ronaldo ushers the ball up the sector, however Inter look agency sufficient for now.

Talisca makes an attempt to slide by on the precise, however he is hemmed in by Dumfries, and Brozovic has to slip for a crunching deal with on Frattesi to try to win again possession.

Bastoni wafts an extended move diagonally in the direction of a sprinting Gosens, and he makes an attempt to chop again to a team-mate sprinting into the field, however the Al-Nassr again line spring into motion, and boot the ball away.

Ronaldo will get to threaten early sneaking by defenders to place himself on the receiving finish of a ball punted to the sting of the field, however he is shortly flagged for offside.

Al-Nassr get the early breakaway, however Inter Milan have sneaked possession again in moments. Barella sneaks down the left, seeking to arrange Gosens, however he is simply offside, and the ball falls again to Alaqidi.

With Lautaro Martinez doing the honours from the spot.

Superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi had been persuaded out of Europe with gigantic wage affords, whereas two Paris Saint-Germain forwards earn among the many largest salaries in world soccer.

And beneath, Mail Sport seems to be at the place Henderson would rank in high 10 international earners.

Followers are starting to make their means into the Yanmar Stadium Nagai with slightly below half-an-hour till kick-off, 7.20pm native time.

After enjoying for Inter on mortgage final season, it was anticipated that Lukaku might safe a everlasting transfer to the membership from Chelsea.

Final outing, Al-Nassr had their fair proportion of high-profile followers within the stadium.

Kim Kardashian jetted off to Osaka, Japan together with her son Saint West, seven, to catch Paris Saint-Germain’s pleasant match in opposition to Al-Nassr on Tuesday.

The SKIMS founder, 42, documented the day on her Instagram Story — together with a selfie with Brazilian footballer Neymar.

While Castro has chosen a boldfaced beginning XI, Ronaldo, Telles, and Brozovic could be restricted to simply cameo appearances.

The Saudi Professional League aspect is about to start their Arab Membership Champions Cup marketing campaign tomorrow, the place they may play Al-Shabab, Monastir, and Zamalek within the group phases of the event.

However certainly this was only a remaining pay-day for the Portuguese celebrity? Ronaldo’s transfer to the Center East wouldn’t catch on, regardless of the ambition and fabulous wealth of his new Arab paymasters…

There is a Crimson Satan reunion in Osaka as Telles and Ronaldo line-up alongside each other beneath altogether totally different circumstances for Al-Nassr.

Telles made the £7m-a-year transfer to Riyadh simply 4 days in the past, and was on the bench in opposition to PSG, however will get a full pre-season debut in opposition to Inter, alongside fellow European high flight recruit Marcelo Brozovic.

The Croatia worldwide will begin in opposition to Inter for the primary time since 2015, when he joined the membership and noticed out a mammoth 261 appearances in blue and black.

Al-Aqidi, Al-Ghannam S., Al-Oujami, Madu, Telles, Fofana, Brozovic, Al-Ghannam Ok., Talisca, Ghareeb, Ronaldo

Substitutes: Al-Bukhari, Abdullah, Al-Fatil, Al-Amri, Boushal, Konan, Al-Saliheem, Al-Najei, Alkhaibari, Al-Hassan, Mukhtar, Yahya, Sahlouli, Al-Aliwa, Mohammed

Stankovic F., Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Frattesi, Gosens, Martinez, Correa

Substitutes: Di Gennaro, Calligaris, Sensi, Thuram, Fabbian, Acerbi, Cuadrado, Lazaro, Asllani, Eposito, Dimarco, Darmian, Stabile, Stankovic A.

Mkhitaryan was named to the bench, however the former Arsenal star is a late withdrawal from the matchday squad, resulting from a decrease again ache that Inzaghi is not eager to see exacerbated.

PSG and Al-Nassr produced a colorless 0-0 stalemate throughout their pleasant in Japan on Tuesday – with the French aspect struggling to fireside with out Kylian Mbappe amid real doubts over his future.

The 2 sides had been in Osaka, Japan to get extra important minutes beneath their belts in pre-season, and whereas Al-Nassr prevented a 3rd successive defeat – after a 5-0 loss in opposition to Celta Vigo and a 4-1 hammering by Benfica – PSG will probably be upset to not discover the online in opposition to the Saudi Arabian aspect.

Good day and welcome to Mail Sport’s stay protection of right this moment’s pre-season pleasant between Inter Milan and Al-Nassr.

The Champions League finalists and the Saudi Professional League outfit are set to face off at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, with kick-off in slightly below an hour, at 11.20am BST.

After holding Paris Saint-Germain to a attract Japan on Tuesday, can Luis Castro’s aspect draw blood in opposition to European high flight opposition right this moment?