"Cristiano is in the final stage of his recuperation before re-joining the team. We expect that, in the next few days, he will start working with the team. 

So, obviously, it will mean he is absent for the game (against Inter Miami)," PTI quoted Castro as saying at a news conference on January 31.

The absence of Ronaldo from the match on February 1 disrupts what many had dubbed the 'Last Dance' of the football legends.

The clash, now missing one of its key players, follows a series of events for both teams.

For Al Nassr, the injury led to the cancellation of two exhibition matches scheduled in China.