Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been very competitive with one another, whether they want to admit it or not. Ronaldo and Messi are two of the greatest footballers ever, and the two have many records other footballers dream of breaking. Ronaldo and Messi are at the end of their football careers, and while some assume the rivalry and competitiveness between them is over, the Portuguese proves once again that the gap between them is short. Ronaldo continues to shine for Al Nassr, and he has incredible stats that many football fans can't believe he has at the age of 39. Ronaldo had another great performance with Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League yesterday and is getting close to Messi in a specific stat.
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Al Nassr destroyed Abha 8-0 Yesterday in the Saudi Pro League and Cristiano Ronaldo made all the headlines in the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo scored another hat-trick for Al Nassr after scoring one over the weekend. Ronaldo has two consecutive hat-tricks for Al Nassr and has set a bigger gap in terms of hat-tricks between him and Messi. Ronaldo has 65 career hat-tricks after the Abha game, and he averages a hat trick every 18.7 games. Lionel Messi has 57 career hat-tricks, and he averages one every 18.5 games.
While Ronaldo has overtaken Messi in terms of hat-tricks, the Portuguese has shortened the gap in another stat he wishes to overtake Messi in. Ronaldo scored two free-kicks against Abha and has completed 63 career free-kicks. It is still not enough to Lionel Messi's record, which has 65 career free-kicks. Ronaldo and Messi are known for their ability to score from free kicks, and now, the rivalry could be reborn to see who finished with the most free-kick goals at the end of their careers.
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Lionel Messi is expected to play tonight for Inter Miami
Inter Miami has a crucial game today in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Inter Miami will play at home in the Chase Stadium against Monterrey CF in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Messi is expected to play in this match as he was training this week. Messi has been out for two weeks due to a muscle injury.
