Messi or Ronaldo: Marcelo picks greatest of all time

Brazilian shot fable Marcelo has erstwhile again chosen Cristiano Ronaldo implicit Lionel Messi successful the ongoing GOAT debate.

During a rapid-fire interrogation with Mexican duplicate contented creators, Isi and Benny, known professionally arsenic Si somos gemelos connected societal media, Marcelo was prompted to prime betwixt Messi and Ronaldo.

“Oh, fto maine see… But you already know: Cristiano to the death,” Marcelo responded.

Marcelo’s inclination toward Ronaldo comes arsenic small surprise, considering helium spent 9 seasons sharing the dressing country with the Portuguese elite subordinate astatine Real Madrid.

Throughout their tenure successful the Spanish capital, they secured galore accolades, including the UEFA Champions League and LaLiga titles.

This was not Marcelo’s archetypal clip of choosing Ronaldo up of Messi. In an interrogation with YouTuber DjMaRiio successful December 2025, Marcelo commended the erstwhile Barcelona icon but yet identified himself arsenic a “devoted Cristiano enthusiast”.

Prior to the December 2025 interview, the erstwhile Real Madrid defender was requested to determine betwixt the 2 athletes during a Twitch livestream, wherever helium remarked:

“We are exceptionally fortunate to person witnessed some of them. We did not observe Pele and Maradona, yet we experienced Cristiano and Messi. I respect Cristiano, having played a...