Ronaldo’s Professionalism Is Far Greater Than Messi’s – Angel Di Maria

Former Real Madrid forward Angel Di Maria has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo’s professionalism is by far greater than that of Lionel Messi. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, however, despite Ronaldo‘s exemplary professionalism on and off the pitch, Messi remains the GOAT because he is blessed with a gift from God to be the best.

Di Maria added that he does not consider himself close to Messi and Diego Maradona in any debate regarding Argentina’s greatest players.

His words, “Yes. In terms of professionalism, Cris is number one by far. His work ethic, his ability to maintain his level, his constant effort to be the best while competing with Leo was truly commendable, but he coincided with Messi’s era, which significantly complicated his goal.

Cris was all about hard work and effort to be number one, but Messi, drinking mate in the locker room, later showed that he had a gift from God to be the best.”

On Cesar Luis Menotti saying Di Maria deserved to stand alongside Messi and Diego Maradona in any debate regarding Argentina’s greatest players, “At the time, I was very grateful to Cesar for those words, but I wasn’t even close to them because they both belonged to a different world. It was a very kind compliment, and I didn’t know Menotti when he said it. When I saw him, I thanked him in person, but I know that’s not how it really was and that I’m very far removed from both of them.”

WOW.

Lionel Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.

Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.

With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17).

He also has the most international goals by a South American male (103). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).