Not only for his goals, Ronaldo's gesture that makes him a leader and excites the fan

The calendar indicates that these days of November will be the last of the head-to-head competition between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the bid to be the top scorer at the national team level. Argentina and Portugal face the two remaining commitments on their agenda for 2023, with the fight between their two captains in orbit.

The Portuguese striker started his career at full speed because this Thursday he scored a goal against Liechtenstein in the qualifying rounds for Euro 2024. At 38 years old – he will turn 39 next February – he is the top scorer in history. national level with his 128 goals in 204 games. For his part, the 36-year-old from Rosario will have a very difficult challenge against Uruguay (from 9:00 p.m.) in La Bombonera for a new date of the South American Qualifiers that will distribute the tickets to the 2026 World Cup. Messi has 106 goals (and 54 assists) in 178 appearances with the shirt of his National Team.

The calendar will give them one more opportunity to increase their selection statistics in 2023. Cristiano will close the Euro Cup qualifier against Iceland this Sunday from 4:45 p.m. at home. Leo will surely play the most complex match on the road to the World Cup: Argentina will play the South American superclassic against Brazil at the Maracaná Stadium next Tuesday from 9:30 p.m.

In total, Leo scored 821 goals (and 362 assists) in 1,046 official matches between Argentina (106), Barcelona (672), PSG (32) and Inter Miami (11). While Ronaldo has so far signed 865 shouts in 1,195 appearances throughout his professional career with Sporting Lisbon (5), Manchester United (145), Real Madrid (450), Juventus (101), Al Nassr (36) and Portugal (128 ).

Ronaldo's gesture that makes him a leader

The striker approached the stands behind the goal with his teammates to greet and applaud the Portuguese fans, who came to watch the match.. The action at the national team level will be reactivated from March 18 to 26, 2024 when the window for friendlies opens on the FIFA Date, something that will be repeated during the beginning of June although with the aim of preparing the teams for the Copa América and the Euro Cup that will take place between June and July. Then, during the first week of September, they will return to the path of the Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup.