The tango team won with 2-1 over Portugal, and it was Angel di Maria who score the first in less than 15 minutes of the match, thanks to Messi's assist. Ronaldo scored 7 minutes later, and the score remain 1-1 until the match nearly come to an end. One of Portugal player made a foul inside the penalty box, and caused a penalty kick for Argentina. And of course, Messi became the executor, which led them to victory.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi will finally meet on the pitch, but this time they came to support a different team. A few days ago, Messi did an interview for Swiss television, and regarding his duel with Cris, he only said shortly," I have nothing to say. I just hope to perform a nice show for the fans. I always enjoy to play football." There's no doubt, the duel between them have boost the ticket salesment. Yesterday, 33,000 tickets were sold out, and few minutes later, they have to add more tickets to resale. The price was €400, and today the price could increased to €600.
The match will be seen in five continents and there are 250 journalists from 16 countries, such as Australia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Russia, Spain, Germany, France, Brazil, etc. Messi and Ronaldo will play for 90 minutes, depends on the condition.
Sergio Batista praised Messi ", For me, Messi is the best."
" I respect his statement, but I don't agree with Mourinho". "I think Messi is outshined Ronaldo. Leo is talented, and skilled. Cristiano hits the ball very well, he's strong and fast. Although for me Messi is better."
Second day of training with Portugal. The first 15 minutes open for the press, and followed with press conference. Too bad CR didn't do a press conference this time.
Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Geneva-Cointrin airport Monday morning, two days before the friendly match between Argentina and Portugal, along with Carvalho.
There were only a few fans welcomed their favorite Argentine and Portugal football stars, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, and Angel di Maria. If Messi came earlier on Sunday, CR came on Monday, shortly after Angel di Maria appeared in the arrival hall.
The Argentina team trains behind closed doors, while Portugal is expected to train at 17:00 at Stadium Meyrin, publicly. Everybody wants a piece of Ronaldo, to see him working on his kicks. .
After being cancelled from the previous venue at Arsenal Emirates Stadium, Argentina and Portugal friendly match is still on. However, the match will be remove from London to Switzerland, and Geneva is the exact place. The date is still February 9th.
It was already confirmed by the company World Eleven and its representative Guillermo TOFONI. Hopefully nothing will change again, as we are all eager to see the first time Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo meet up on an International match.
Cristiano Ronaldo made the most brilliant play of the night, which ended in a goal, but it was overruled unfairly by the reff. "Even a blind man can see that it was a goal, the ball went a foot into the goal," claimed Ronaldo.
"I do not know if it's coincidence or not, but my best goals in the selection have been canceled" According to the jury, it was canceled because Nani was offside. Well, we're Not so sure about it ...
But anyway, the Portuguese Captain was very pleased with the victory: "We've shown that we have a good team. No miracles, just made things right. We must give credit to the coach, Paulo Bento and the players."
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo joking around with his team-mates during training session in Monday, (15/11) in Oeiras, outside Lisbon. They will play in a friendly with Spain team on Wednesday (17/11)
Last month, to mark the Year of the Lung, the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology (SPP) started the campaign with Cristiano Ronaldo as the face ambassador for awareness and prevention of respiratory diseases.
And today (16/11), Ronaldo will be crowned as "Non Smoker of the Year" in a ceremony that will be held in Porto, by the Assistant Secretary of State for Health, and President of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology.
The Real Madrid forward is considered as a clear example of how important it is to breathe and achieve the life goals that we possesses.
