Former Real Madrid strategist Fabio Capello, who coached Los Blancos from 1996 to 1997 and again in the 2006–2007 season, gave his opinion on the Cristiano debate Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Coach Capello described the Portuguese icon as an excellent player, but not a genius compared to his Argentine opponent. Fabio Capello clearly stated: “Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, a great striker. He

Former Premier League star, Shaun Wright-Phillips, has spoken about the clear differences between Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, and Liverpool strategist, Jurgen Klopp, this season, emphasizing the mutual benefit. century,

In my opinion, Ronaldo is a very good football player , but not an outstanding genius like Messi. The Argentinian player has all the ingredients to become the greatest legend in soccer history that I think no one will be able to defeat in about 100 years.”

The former England national football team strategist also expressed his opinion on Barcelona’s promising young talent, Lamine Yamal, but still affirmed that this 16-year-old right winger is not as good as Lionel Messi. The comparison between the two La Masia alumni began last summer, after Lamine produced an outstanding performance against Tottenham Hotspur and contributed to victory for the Catalans in a fraction of the time. 10 minutes on the field.
Coach Capello rated Ronaldo as excellent but not as good as Messi. Photo: GETTY.
Back in 2005, Messi showed his excellent football ability against Juventus. Later, Capello, when in charge of Juventus, was so impressed with Messi that he approached Barcelona colleague Frank Rijkaard to ask if the young Argentine would be willing to go on loan that season.

Remembering that moment, Fabio Capello said: “I discovered Messi at Gamper and after 20-25 minutes of the match, I approached Rijkaard and asked him to loan him for the season. From the beginning, I know Messi is a genius.”

Giving his opinion on Lamine Yamal, the former coach of AC Milan said: “Yamal is a quality and very interesting player, but he will not be a genius. Messi, Pele and Maradona are geniuses.” talent. Cristiano Ronaldo is very close to them.”
Messi and Ronaldo took turns setting many records in world football . Photo: GETTY.
Lamine Yamal made his debut on April 29, 2023, against Real Betis in La Liga, making him the youngest player to appear for Barcelona’s first team since 15-year-old Armando Sagi, almost a century ago. ago in 1922. As part of the squad, this young Spaniard won the La Liga championship in the 2022–2023 season.

Messi broke Ronaldo’s record again

Lionel Messi scored two goals in Inter Miami’s match against Nashville SC in Major League Soccer on April 20, helping him break the previous scoring record held by Cristiano Ronaldo. . The Argentine icon became the fastest scorer with 830 goals in just 1,056 matches, 100 matches less than Cristiano Ronaldo.

Now, Lionel Messi has 830 goals in all competitions, while his Portuguese opponent has a total of 885 goals. On April 2, 2024, 39-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 65th hat trick of his career in Al Nassr’s match against Abha Club in the Saudi Pro League. Al Nassr is currently ranked second in the tournament with 68 points from 28 matches.