How many goals is Messi away from Cristiano Ronaldo's new record?

Cristiano Ronaldo is living the best days of his career in recent times. After officially announcing himself as a new Manchester United player and putting his name on all the covers of sports newspapers, El Bicho once again made football history with the Portugal National Team.

The Portuguese's return to Old Trafford shook a passing market that has already passed into memory as one of the most compelling ever seen. This afternoon, Cristiano Ronaldo broke a shocking record with his national team after scoring 2 goals against Ireland to turn the score around at the close of the match.

With his double at Estádio Do Algarve, CR7 set the record for the player with the most scores in the history of the national teams, amounting to an incredible 111 goals. At 35, the new figure of the Red Devils continues to break records that seemed impossible and, like a good wine, it arrives fuller than ever to begin its new stage in Manchester.

The historical table of scorers in National Teams is now headed by the Portuguese, but who did he surpass? The player who, until today, led the list of gunners was the Iranian Ali Daei, with 109 annotations. In third place appears the Hungarian Ferenc Puskás, who left a record of 84 points.

In the historical scorers table, Lionel Messi appears in eighth place and 10 could climb places in a handful of commitments, as he is followed by Pelé with 77, Hussein Saeed with 78, Godfrey Chitalu with 79 and Kunishige Kamamoto with 80.