Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to meet in friendly at Saudi Arabia
The fixture is part of the Riyadh Season Cup, with Miami also playing Al-Hilal on 29 January.
Miami had denied they were taking part in the tournament when plans were initially announced in November.
"These matches will offer important tests for our team," Inter Miami sporting director Chris Henderson said.
"We're excited for our group to get the chance to go up against teams with as much quality as Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr."
Widely regarded as all-time greats, forwards Messi, 36, and Ronaldo first met in 2008 when Manchester United beat Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals and have faced each other on a further 34 occasions, with the Argentine winning 16 times and the Portuguese coming out on top in 10 fixtures, while nine have ended in a draw.
Across those 35 encounters, Messi has scored 21 goals and laid on 12 assists, while Ronaldo, 38, has 20 goals and one assist to his name.
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