Atletico Madrid’s coach, Diego Simeone, has added his voice to the Messi/Ronaldo debate, saying that he prefers the Argentinian.
Although Simeone added that Cristiano Ronaldo is a player that does better with poorer teammates than Messi and he believes that Ronaldo will do well at Juventus.
Speaking on the issue, Simeone said: “If I had to choose between Messi and Ronaldo then most likely I would choose Messi,” Simeone told reporters.
“Yes I said [Ronaldo] on the video, but the conversation was between me and [Atleti assistant] German Burgos, talking about football as everyone talks about it.
“When I talked about Messi and Ronaldo it wasn’t from the perspective of who is the best in the world.
“I just meant that if you have the chance to sign one of them for a normal club, with normal players, Ronaldo would probably fit in better.
“But with Messi, surrounded by great players, Messi is better than Ronaldo.”
The debate has been raging for years and till this day, there is no general consensus.
The two players are the captains of their respective squads but in terms of international tournaments, Ronaldo probably has the advantage with his Euro 2016 win.
Meanwhile, Messi has lost in 3 finals of the Copa America.
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