Mexico's football commissioner, Mikel Arriola, expressed his optimism that Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo will be present on March 28 for the reopening of Azteca Stadium, suffering despite a hamstring injury over the weekend that doubts his presence.

Arriola expressed his optimism regarding Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the presentation of the official Mexican national team plan for the 2026 World Cup, a project with a Mexican airline that has grown significantly in recent years.

According to the Mexican official, there is great confidence that Cristiano Ronaldo will be present at the match between Mexico and Portugal, an event that will be the culmination of several scheduled activities, taking advantage of the excellent communication that exists with the Portuguese national team's management.

Mikel Arriola's stance was intended to dispel all the rumors that have begun circulating suggesting that Portugal's presence will not have the impact expected by all the fans who bought tickets for this match due to the absence of the former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus player, currently with Al-Nassr.

“The Portuguese Federation is a friendly federation. Surely, on that trip we will sign an agreement collaboration. It's a league very similar to Liga BBVA MX where we can share many things. Unforeseen circumstances are unforeseen circumstances, but we have one of the best athletes the world has ever seen, Cristiano (Ronaldo).

“Besides being one of the best athletes, he has enormous self-respect, and I think he also considers the Mexico City Stadium to be the cathedral of stadiums in the Americas or the world, so we are closely monitoring the process to ensure it is positive,” the executive stated at an event held in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Injury

During the match between Al Nassr and Al Fayha, Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a hamstring injury, his team announced in a statement. He has already begun his rehabilitation process and will be evaluated daily.

“Cristiano Ronaldo has been diagnosed with a hamstring injury following the last match against Al Fayha. He has started a rehabilitation program and will be evaluated daily,” the statement reads.

The Portuguese star has only faced Mexico once before, in the 2017 Confederations Cup, prior to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he contributed an assist in the 2-2 draw between the two teams in a good match.