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In a conversation he had with El Larguero a few years ago, he was asked to explain directly how the Portuguese machine is better than the Argentinian genius.
And the current Porto defender, who was still part of Real Madrid at the time, has assured that his compatriot seems to him a more complete player than the current 30 of Paris Saint-Germain.
“What is Cristiano a better footballer than Messi?” This is what they put on the table, in a video (2016) published on the official channel El Larguero.
And the three-time UEFA Champions League champion was very forceful with his response: “Complete. Cristiano, for me, is more complete. It means everything. To say complete, I have already said everything.
In fact, Pepe doesn’t just believe that CR7 is better than Messi. For the former Real Madrid centre-back, the Portuguese national team’s all-time top scorer is the greatest of all time:
“I admire Cris a lot and it’s already public from Madrid. For me, he is the best player in the world and in the history of football. Because he succeeded in doing what no one else has done.
“He won in England, he won in Spain, he won in Italy and he won with the Portuguese national team. We are 10 million people. And he was our captain. Many people criticize it without knowing what it is to be inside”, he concluded, in an interview (2021) with TNT Sports Brasil. In conclusion, for Pepe, Cristiano is the best of the moment.
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