Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo and his close associates have yet to grasp the victory of Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, his sixth gold medal in his history, break up the partnership with five-ballon Don, and lead the list of winners.
After Katia Aveiro's attack on Dutchman Van Dyke after she thought the latter mocked her brother when he said he was "not a competitor this year for the Golden Ball," Georgina Rodriguez turned to her Instagram account to send a message of support to Ronaldo, who failed for the second year in a row. With the golden ball, the message included the "bombing of the front" Messi.
Rodríguez wrote: "It is not comparable, it can not be stopped, strong, committed, there are statistics and titles, and you are the star with the best results, I won the Europa League, the Italian Cup, the Serie A title and the best player in Calcio, not only the awards and titles (of which you have a lot) that You talk about you, but your desire, your passion, your will and your teamwork with your colleagues. You are inspired in football and sports for millions of people. "
"Do not be afraid of challenges, and went out of your comfort zone and excelled on yourself and showed the world who is number one."
The last sentence, "I came out of your comfort zone," was understood as a clear reference to Messi, who Ronaldo invited him to move to Serie A and restore the footballing struggle between the two rivals, but Messi refused and justified that he "plays in the best club in the world and why should he leave him."
Messi said in an interview with France Football newspaper that when Ronaldo won his fifth gold medal in 2017 and equaled his record, his pain a little "because he is no longer alone at the top."
Ronaldo, who preferred to attend the Serie A, where he won the best player of the tournament and the best striker to attend the Golden Ball, where he came third behind Messi and Van Dyke, played for four different teams, Sporting Portuguese, Man United, Real Madrid and Juventus. While Messi spent his career in Barca.
During his career, Ronaldo has scored more than 700 goals, winning six domestic and five Champions League titles.