The Brazilian legend Pele and the Argentine star Lionel Messi exchanged two influential messages on social media, following the "Bulga" equation of the historical "Brazilian jewel" by reaching the goal number 643 with Barca in various competitions, which is the same number of goals scored by Pele with the Brazilian Santos team, as more Who scored one team shirt in history.
Messi scored his historic goal with Barcelona against Valencia last Saturday, in the match that ended 2-2 in the League.
Pele congratulated Messi on his Instagram account, by posting two similar pictures of him and Messi celebrating scoring goals, sending a special message to the Barcelona captain.
"When your heart overflows with love, it is hard to change course. Like you, I know what love feels like when you wear the same shirt every day. Like you, I know there is nothing better than where we feel at home," commented the legend of Brazil.
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"Congratulations on your record, Lionel, but first of all, congratulations on your wonderful career in Barcelona. Stories like ours, about loving the same club for so long, unfortunately will be increasingly rare in football. I like you so much," added the Brazilian jewel.
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Messi replied to Pele's message in his accounts on social media, "Thank you very much for your loving message. The words you sent mean a lot to me, especially as they come from a great and wonderful person like you, who sent you a big hug."