The Brazilian "phenomenon" Ronaldo Nazario chose his ideal football squad, which included a number of legends of the game, at a time when Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo was excluded.

The two late legendary stars, Brazilian Pele and Argentine Diego Armando Maradona, were in the lineup of the player known as "The Phenomenon".

Brazilian Ronaldo is seen as one of the best strikers in the history of the round witch, and there are those who see him as the best of all had it not been for the strong and serious injuries that prevented him from continuing to play at the highest levels.

And the Brazilian “uol” website highlighted the “phenomenon” options when asked about the best football squad ever, one day before the FIFA Best Awards Ceremony.

Image: Ronaldo Nazario's ideal XI, featuring 4 former Barça players.

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— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) February 26, 2023

The perfect lineup is as follows:

Goalkeeper:

Italian Gianluigi Buffon.

Defense line:

Brazilians Cafu and Roberto Carlos, Italian Paolo Maldini and German Franz Beckenbauer.

Midfield:

Brazilians Zico and Ronaldinho, Argentines Maradona and Lionel Messi.

Offensive line:

Brazilians Ronaldo and Pele.

Ronaldo chose his Brazilian compatriot Zagallo, whom he described as "the best coach I've worked with in my life."

The "phenomenon" was not chosen by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, as the Brazilian placed him on the bench, and said: "I will have a strong bench team full of stars such as Garrincha, Rivaldo, Cristiano and many others."

Ronaldo played the "phenomenon" during his career, playing with the colors of the Brazilian clubs Cruzeiro and Corinthians, the two rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain, Inter and Milan in Italy and Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

🇧🇷 Ronaldo vs Spartak Moskva, 1998 UEFA Cup semi-final 🔥@Inter |

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— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) January 26, 2021

Ronaldo scored in the colors of these clubs combined 295 goals in 453 games, in addition to 75 assists and won 13 championships.

With the Brazil national team, Ronaldo won 5 titles, namely the World Cup (1994 and 2002), the Copa America twice and the Confederations Cup once.