Reports in Spain suggest Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo will attend the Copa Libertadores final – and sit alongside Lionel Messi.
River Plate and Boca Juniors face off at the Bernabeu on Sunday, after the second leg of the final had to be moved away from the Monumental due to fan violence.
Juventus play Inter on Friday, and AS reports that Ronaldo will return to Madrid for the first time since his summer move to Turin to take in the game.
Reports in Spain suggest Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo will attend the Copa Libertadores final – and sit alongside Lionel Messi.
River Plate and Boca Juniors face off at the Bernabeu on Sunday, after the second leg of the final had to be moved away from the Monumental due to fan violence.
Juventus play Inter on Friday, and AS reports that Ronaldo will return to Madrid for the first time since his summer move to Turin to take in the game.
Barcelona, meanwhile, are playing city rivals Espanyol on Saturday and, as an Argentine, Messi will go to watch the game the following day.
The newspaper believes that Real Madrid President Florentino Perez wants to put the two together in the presidential box, as a mark of respect for their achievements over the past decade or more.
Ronaldo and Messi have been considered as the world’s best players for many years, with a rivalry developing between them.
CR7 is the top-scorer in Champions League history, with Messi second, with both achieving over 600 career goals.
They have both won the Ballon d’Or five times, and have scored at least 40 goals in every season since 2009-10.
Luka Modric won the Ballon d'Or last night, the first time since 2007 it has gone to someone other than Messi or Ronaldo.