2024-03-15 23:01:01
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo now play in two different continents but their rivalry is alive. The matter can be felt in the two club matches. The matter has been limited to Saudi Arabia, but now it has reached the United States as well. Ronaldo’s name was chanted by opposition fans in the gallery during the match of Messi’s team Inter Miami.
The incident took place in the CONCACAF Champions Cup match. Fans chanted ‘Ronaldo, Ronaldo’ to Messi during Inter Miami’s match against Nashville. However, Messi did not care at all. Rather, he was more focused on the game.
Inter Miami beat Nashville 3-1 in the last 16 second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Messi scored the team’s second goal after Luis Suarez scored Miami’s first goal in that match. At that time the Nashville fans chanted ‘Ronaldo, Ronaldo’.
The matter is clearly heard in a video clip from the gallery. That video has also gone viral on social media. However, Messi did not show obscene gestures or any reaction like Ronaldo. On the contrary, he celebrated his characteristic goal.
Earlier this year, Ronaldo made an obscene gesture during a match against Al Shabaab in the Saudi Pro League earlier this year, unable to tolerate chants of Messi’s name. The Portuguese star was also banned for one match.