Nadal was made to choose between Messi and CR7 and his response surprised

2023-07-24 03:43:43

07/23/2023 22:43hs.

The basketball player LeBron James, the tennis player Serena Williams, the influencer Kim Kardashian and the singer Marc Anthony are some of the celebrities who have surrendered at the feet of Lionel Messi since his arrival at Inter Miami, where the Argentine star made his debut last Friday and scored a great free kick goal to give his new team a 2-1 victory against Cruz Azul from Mexico in the Leagues Cup.

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Rafael Nadal, a tennis giant who at 37 years old holds 22 Grand Slam titles and who is recovering from a left leg injury that will keep him away from the circuit until the end of the yearhad to choose between Leo and Cristiano Ronaldo, who is at Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. The tennis player is on vacation in Greece and he did not hesitate to answer in a challenge that went viral on social media.

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“Messi is better, but I am a fan of Real Madrid”, the Spaniard was heard to say, who revealed his soccer preferences. The choice was surprising since chose the captain of the Argentine National Team despite his sympathy for Merenguewhere CR7 left an indelible mark.

Old times: Nadal and Messi.

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A story of mutual admiration

The admiration between Nadal and Messi is mutual. The man from Rosario has gone to watch the tennis player’s matches. A few months ago, Rafa was nominated for the 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards, which have been given since 2000, and was on the shortlist with Leo. “It’s an honor to be nominated again, but this year… Come on Leo Messi, you deserve it”, he wrote on his networks.

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Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo: Reuters)

The football star returned the wall: “That an athlete as great as you put that on me leaves me speechless… Thank you very much Rafael Nadal. You also deserve it for the way you compete every time you go out on the field. You are a winner.”

On that occasion, Messi took the prize by leaving behind Kylian Mbappé, Max Verstappen, Mondo Duplantis and Stephen Curry, in addition to Nadal.