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During a general altercation following a scandalous tackle, Jordi Alba took a punch from Portuguese midfielder Otavio during the friendly match between Al-Nassr and Inter Miami on Thursday in Saudi Arabia.
The long-awaited reunion between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in Saudi Arabia, with a “CR7” forfeited and a Ballon d’Or record holder on the bench, turned into a demonstration. Al-Nassr quickly scored three goals at Inter Miami in the first 12 minutes, thanks to Otavio, Anderson Talisca and Aymeric Laporte (from a 70-meter free kick!).
At the end of the first period, a terrible tackle by the Saudi full-back Nawaf Boushal on the American Noah Allen sparked an altercation, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets coming to shove the author of this scandalous foul. Otavio tried to separate everyone and, hooked by Alba, he sent a right towards the face of the former Spanish international…
The referee of the match, the Swiss Esther Staubli, waited for calm to return and warned Boushal and Busquets, without sanctioning the Portuguese midfielder Otavio…
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