Even though he has participated in EURO 6 times since 2004, Ronaldo has still not surpassed Messi in terms of personal achievements in the continental arena.
Cristiano Ronaldo officially appeared at the 6th EURO tournament in his career. In the next few days, it will be Lionel Messi’s turn to compete in the Copa America. Both of the best football superstars of all time will perform at the continental level this summer and of course the comparison will be mentioned again.
What did Ronaldo achieve at EURO?
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the number of EURO appearances, a feat that is very difficult for any player to catch. The owner of 5 Golden Balls helped Portugal win the tournament in 2016.
Ronaldo is also the player with the most goals in EURO history. The 39-year-old superstar has a total of 14 goals, 5 more than the second person on the list.
Both Ronaldo and Messi have outstanding individual achievements at continental tournaments for the national team
Ronaldo has scored in every EURO he has participated in, up to last night’s match against the Czech Republic. He has 2 goals at EURO 2004, 1 goal at EURO 2008, 3 goals at EURO 2012, 3 goals at EURO 2016 and 5 goals at EURO 2020.
Ronaldo’s number of goals at EURO can increase if he continues to score at this year’s tournament.
Ronaldo’s number of assists at EURO is not bad. After 6 EUROs with a total of 25 matches, Ronaldo had 9 passes for his teammates to score. He ranked second among the best assists in tournament history – only behind Karel Poborsky (Czech Republic).
Messi’s achievements in Copa America
First of all, in terms of assist statistics, Messi is superior to Ronaldo in the continental arena. Messi’s total number of decisive passes leading to goals in all Copa America tournaments he participated in is 17, after 34 matches.
Messi’s number of goals is not inferior to the number of assists, when the owner of 8 Ballon d’Or has played 34 matches at Copa America and scored 13 goals, ranking 7th on the list of top scorers in the tournament’s history. fight.
Messi has only won the Copa America once with the Argentina team.
Messi especially played excellently at Copa America 2021 with 4 goals and 5 assists, making an important contribution to the Argentine team’s championship. This is also El Pulga ‘s only title in the continental arena.
Thus, after all EURO tournaments, Ronaldo has a total of 23 goals/assists. As for Messi, his personal record at Copa America is 30 goals/assists.
However, it should be emphasized that the number of matches Messi participated in at Copa America is more with 9 matches compared to Ronaldo’s 25 across all EURO periods.
Of course, this comparison is only statistical. Copa America and EURO are clearly two different arenas in many characteristics, even though they are at the same level. The question of whether Ronaldo or Messi is better in the continental arena will not have a definitive answer, like any comparison between the two superstars over the years.
