Not only did he score 800 goals, the lesson of greatness from Messi to Ronaldo

In the midst of the Argentine national team party, Lionel Messi reached an incredible personal best, scoring a free kick against Panama. The top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) reached 800 goals and gave Cristiano Ronaldo a lesson in greatness, who also surpassed that mark two years ago, but under different circumstances.

Throughout the friendly against the Central Americans, Leo looked for the goal from a free kick. However, the sticks or the rival goalkeeper prevented him from reaching 800 points, until a charge came in the final stretch that ended in the net. In this way and after a 19-year career, the 'Flea' reached an incredible figure at a professional level, after goals scored with FC Barcelona, PSG and the Argentine team.

His first goal was scored in 2004, after Ronaldinho's well-remembered assist and the subsequent subtle shot from Rosario. In the Catalan team he scored 672 goals and is considered the best player in its history. With PSG he has scored 29 goals and reached 99 with the Albiceleste (against Curaçao he could become the first Argentine to reach 100 goals with the National Team).

Lionel Messi's lesson to Cristiano Ronaldo:

The captain of the Argentine national team and the Portuguese dominated world football for more than a decade and shared countless individual awards. Despite the fact that Cristiano reached 800 goals in 2021, the huge difference with Leo is that he did it by being, for several years, a center forward. For his part, the 'Flea' never held that position and the value of the incredible brand increases considerably.