And they called him 'Penaldo', Ronaldo's stat that puts him on Messi's level
Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticized for the number of penalty goals he scores.
For almost two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been completely compared for every little detail of their lives. While the Portuguese and the Argentine do not have a bad relationship, the reality is that their fandoms have been debating who is better for years and years.
Cristiano Ronaldo's detractors often criticized the Portuguese because he only scored goals from penalties, even nicknamed him "Penaldo", a mix between the word penalty and Ronaldo. Now, after Cristiano Ronaldo's goal today with Al Nassr in the Asian Champions League, it has been revealed that it is not as they said!
Cristiano Ronaldo today scored his 713th goal without counting penalties, and Lionel Messi has exactly the same number of goals without counting the maximum penalty. Now, the argument to detract from Ronaldo that he only scores penalties has been disproven! In total, now counting penalties, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a total of 874 goals in 1,205 games. On the other hand, Lionel Andrés Messi has 821 goals in 1047 games.
Who wins the assist fight?
Although Lionel Messi is recognized for the number of passes he makes, the reality is that Cristiano Ronaldo is not so far behind... Lionel Messi has given 361 assists, while the Portuguese has 249.
