Messi did what Ronaldo can never do in his career.
Leo Andrés Messi decided to let Nicolás Otamendi take the penalty at La Bombonera.
The 38-year-old defender could be playing his last home game in front of Argentina fans, and Messi wanted to give him that moment.
LM10 had the chance to score a brace against Zambia, but he chose to give the penalty to his teammate so he could be remembered as a player who made an impact towards the end of his career in Argentina 🇦🇷
Otamendi took the penalty, and the game ended in a 5–0 victory over Zambia.
This is something many football c-ritics claim Ronaldo can never do in his ca-reer because they believe he wants all the glory to himself.
Indeed, what Messi did was special—but does that mean Ronaldo can’t do the same thing❓