This Thursday, starting at 2:00 pm (Argentina time), Marcelo Gallardo is about to put his tracksuit back on to direct. He will lead the Riyadh Season Team, a team made up of the best players from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr (the two most powerful in the Arab League). Up front will be Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and the rest of the figures.
This friendly match will mean the meeting of La Pulga and Cristiano Ronaldo on one field. The Portuguese will be the captain of Doll’s team: this is confirmed by a video uploaded by Turki Al Sheikh – the same billionaire minister who had published MG’s -, in which he is seen wearing the tape and posing with the blue shirt that will be used by the Riyadh Season Team.
Other figures of Gallardo’s team will be pity martinez (they share a team in Al-Nassr), the Peruvian Andrea Carillothe Argentine Luciano Vietto, Salem Al-Dawsari -the Arab who scored the goal that meant the defeat of the national team at the Qatar 2022 premiere-, Louis Gustavo and Cameroonian vincent aboubakar.
Psg vs. Riyadh Season: Why is this game being played?
This match will be played as part of the Riyadh Season, an Arab state-sponsored event that has been held since 2019, usually from October to March., and which aims to promote entertainment and sports in the region. In this context, as happened in 2022, the mix of the two most powerful clubs in Saudi Arabia will be led by a visiting coach: while Gallardo will be this year, in 2022 it was Arsene Wenger.
Psg vs. Riyadh Season: day, time and how to see
This friendly match between Paris Saint-Germain and Riyadh Season will be held on Thursday 19 January 2023 from 14:00 to 14:00.. It will take place in King Fahd International Stadiumwhich is located in Riyadh (the capital of Saudi Arabia) and has a capacity of 70,000 spectators.
The match will be broadcast for Latin America and the rest of the world in streaming through the official PSG social networks (YouTube, Facebook and Twitch) and through the PSG TV screen. Other television channels have not yet been confirmed, although in Europe and the United States it will be on the beIN Sports screen.
Source: Clarin
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