Former Real Madrid player Julio Baptista affirmed that Lionel Messi deserves to be GOAT more than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Former Real Madrid player Julio Baptista has participated in the eternal debate about the greatest player of all time (GOAT), and he has leaned towards Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo.
Specifically, in an interview with Oddspedia, quoted by Forbes, Baptista praised both superstars as top football players in the past two decades.
The former Brazilian player shared: “Both Lionel and Cristiano Ronaldo are incredible players. But I rate Messi a little better. I think because they play in the same league for Real Madrid and Barcelona, that created an incredible rivalry.”
Baptista added: “Both had to endure enormous pressure and they both responded. Ronaldo is unbelievable, but Messi is a genius, winning eight Ballon d’Ors says it all. They are the best players in the past 20 years and perhaps in the history of football.”
During the peak of their careers, Ronaldo and Messi together created a competition that not only stopped at the club level, but also extended to competitions for individual titles. Both superstars have dominated the Golden Ball title for a decade, lasting from 2008 to 2018, and this is considered a period when no one can get into this race other than the two superstars mentioned above. above.
With Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar owns a huge collection of titles, having won 5 Champions League titles, won Euro 2016 with Portugal and owns 5 Golden Ball titles.
Lionel Messi’s achievements are even more impressive when El Pulga has won the Champions League three times, won the 2021 Copa America and, most prestigiously, won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina.
Up to this point, although both have left the top football environment in Europe, that does not mean that they can no longer maintain the form they showed before. The upcoming summer may be the last time football fans get to see Ronaldo and Messi play at Euro and Copa America respectively, so football fans should enjoy the precious moments of witnessing the two. living legend” fighting in such big events.
