Years go by, championships change, but the challenge between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo continues even thousands of kilometers away.
Last night, the captain of the Argentine national team scored another double with Inter Miami, the sixth in the last seven MLS games, and surpassed CR7 in a special ranking.
As reported by Sports Illustrated, the two goals against the New York Red Bulls allowed Messi to reach 18 goals in the US championship scoring chart, but above all to reach 764 career goals without considering penalties, i.e. one more than Ronaldo.
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The ranking that also takes into account penalties, on the other hand, still sees the Portuguese champion, now at Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, in the lead: 938 to 865 is the current score of Ronaldo and Messi.
This, like the number of Ballon d’Or won (8 to 5 for Messi), are among the most relevant statistics analyzed to establish who is and who can be considered the best soccer player of all time.
And who knows that the future may not reserve another season of close duels, given that the Saudi Pro League has been trying to convince Messi, already an ambassador of tourism in Saudi Arabia, to move to their championship for years.
This would be the tenth year together after the nine spent in La Liga with the jerseys of Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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