IIf there’s one eternal debate in soccer, it’s Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi. Both players are in the twilight of successful careers, but the world continues to compare them in search of an answer that no one has: who is better?
The conversation took place between football legends, coaches and even former team-mates of both players, and comments from Cristiano Ronaldo’s former team-mate, who recently joined the club, have once again come to light.
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If there is an authoritative voice in the world of football, it is that of Gianluigi Buffon. The goalkeeper, who won the World Cup with Italy in 2006, was CR7’s teammate at Juventus and recently resurfaced his past comments about both legends’ play.
“They are two completely different players. Messi is more complete because he starts from the back, has high technical quality and has a vision of the game that is more like a playmaker than a finisher,” Buffon began, explaining about Messi.
Messi is more complete because he starts from further back and has more technical quality and vision of the game
Regarding CR7, the former goalkeeper commented: “Cristiano Ronaldo is a killer inside the penalty area, perhaps because he has gotten a little older. Compared to before, Ronaldo conserves more energy, so he doesn’t go out wide to take nutmegs or flashy shots, but if he has the ball in the box, he can create goals.”
Ronaldo vs. Messi: the eternal debate
As time goes on, the debate between Cristiano and Messi seems to grow louder and louder, as they near the end of their careers, both legends of the sport they have dominated for so many years, which has led everyone to cast different opinions on the impact they have created.
Messi and Ronaldo have started an era, and although they are currently in lower leagues, they are still breaking records and preparing for their final World Cup. This rivalry will continue for another chapter as Messi will be aiming to win the World Cup as he did in 2022, but CR7 will want to end his career with the only major title he missed out on.
