While Messi already shines in Miami, Cristiano Ronaldo receives the worst news in Arabia

The comparison between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lost its meaning when the man from Rosario became Qatar 2022 World Cup champion. Although CR7 was the first of the two to win a national team title, the truth is that Leo ended up surpassing him widely and now He is going for his eighth Ballon d'Or, which would stretch Messi's advantage over the Portuguese to three in that award.

As if that were not enough, now the best player in the world is showing that his impact in the MLS was much greater than Cristiano's had in Saudi Arabia, and precisely in that country, Ronaldo is not going through a good present. Unlike Messi, who scored three goals and provided an assist in his first two games of the season, the Portuguese does not hit the ball at Al-Nassr.

Cristiano failed to convert in any of the first five games he played with his team at the start of the campaign and was only able to do so in the sixth, this Monday, in the 4-1 win over Monstir. In addition, he had not been able to emerge victorious: he had registered two defeats and three draws. But it is also that the only two victories that the Saudi club recorded had been without him (5-1 against Farense and 2-0 against Alverca).

Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't been able to win titles in Al-Nassr yet

Another of the great disappointments was the absence of trophies in his first season. Al-Nassr was leading the championship when Ronaldo signed, but they ended up losing it and they also failed to celebrate in national cups. Now, in 2023/24 it will be much more difficult, since the other clubs in the Middle East have been reinforced with top-level footballers.