An Argentine legend explained why Ronaldo is superior to Messi.

“Cristiano is unique – he is a phenomenon. Being unique is better than being like Messi. He is unique because he doesn’t have the same natural gifts as Messi, yet he still played for the best teams in the world. That requires courage. Opponents would come at him, trying to take him down. And where did Messi play? At 'Barca' and for the Argentina national team. Messi didn’t take on new challenges by playing for other teams in different countries, even though he had the opportunities,” quotes Gatti in Mundo Deportivo, referencing La Nacion.