SOLNA – Cristiano Ronaldo bought up all of Portugal’s goals during the 2-0 win over Sweden on the second matchday of Group A3 of the 2020-2021 UEFA Nations League, Wednesday (9/9/2020) early morning WIB. Ronaldo’s two goals in the match were scored on 44 and 72 minutes.
The brace (two goals) made by Ronaldo in the match made the 35-year-old footballer score a milestone. He became the second footballer after Ali Daei (Iran) to score 100 goals for the national team.
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The goals scored against Sweden are the 100 and 101st Ronaldo scored for Selection of Quinas – the nickname of Portugal. Currently Ronaldo is only eight goals adrift of Ali Daei, who is listed as the footballer with the most goals at the national team level.
This shows that Ronaldo is not only sharp at club level, but also at the national team. So, what about the goals of Cristiano Ronaldo’s eternal rival, Lionel Messi, in the national team?
Currently, Messi, who has the Argentine passport, has only collected 70 goals in 138 matches together The Albiceleste – Argentine nickname. If his goal collection is compared to other footballers around the world, Messi only ranks 15th.
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Since he is still active, Messi still has the opportunity to improve his position. Because outside of Cristiano Ronaldo, footballers who have scored more goals than Messi have all decided to hang up their boots.
Messi’s camp considered, The flea – the nickname Messi – lost to Ronaldo because the number of matches he played with Argentina was far less than Ronaldo and Portugal. So far, Messi has only played 138 times for Argentina, while Ronaldo has made 165 appearances.
However, the average goal can prove who is greater between Ronaldo and Messi. Currently, Ronaldo’s goal rate is still better than Messi at the national team level.
From 165 matches, Ronaldo collected 101 goals. On average, Ronaldo’s goal collection reaches 0.61 goals per game. This achievement is still better than Messi, who only recorded an average of 0.51 goals per match.
Apart from that, both Messi and Ronaldo deserve to be named the best footballers ever to circulate on earth. The Ballon d’Or trophy collection that reaches 11 (if accumulated) is a valid proof of the greatness of Ronaldo and Messi.
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