Ronaldo's goal that leaves Messi behind in the statistics of the best in history

For almost a decade, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the protagonists of a historic rivalry at the top of world football. Their sporting competition pushed them both to improve themselves and not settle for what they had achieved. And although today they no longer represent Barcelona and Real Madrid, both, from their current teams, pursue the same common goal: to be the top scorer in the history of this sport.

Cristiano is ahead in the race to reach the record for most goals in the history of football. The Portuguese forward, today at Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia, has 855 goals. He achieved them in a 21-year professional career in which he played 1,184 games. But Leo doesn't give up. Now at Inter Miami, he follows with 819 goals. Yes, there is a 36 difference. Of course, the Argentine has two years less in his career (he has been in the First Division for 19) and several fewer games: he has 1,041. Of course, even so, he has a better average of goals per game.

Leo has the advantage that he is two years younger (36 versus 38) and, in theory, he could prolong his career longer than Cristiano. Although the Portuguese is still valid. Because of how he started at Inter Miami, with 11 goals until now and seeks to reduce the distance with who was his great rival during those years in Real Madrid vs. Barcelona. 

Ronaldo does not sit still either and in Saudi Arabia he continues to score goals in the competition. This Monday, October 2, he scored in the victory against FC Istiklol Dushanbe (Tajikistan) for the Asian Champions League.

The top scorers that Ronaldo and Messi surpassed

Both have already left behind Josef Bican, who for many years led said ranking of top scorers. The former Czech center forward scored 805 goals between the 1930s and 1950s and from 1955, when he retired, until a few years ago, his record remained valid. Today, only Cristiano and Messi have managed to surpass that legendary mark. The rest of the table of the top scorers in history is completed by Romario, in fourth place with 772 goals, and his compatriot Pelé, one of the greatest legends of the sport, who scored (according to FIFA) 757 goals.