How has the goal gap between Messi and Ronaldo narrowed?

The battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the top scorer in history continues to boil over thanks to the good scoring performance they are maintaining in the US and Saudi Arabia. The Al Nassr Portuguese striker currently leads this ranking but knows he has been closely followed by La Pulga by closing the gap after a perfect start to Inter Miami.

Leo's official website, Messi Stats, shows that Messi has accumulated 817 goals in 1035 appearances after scoring his 10th goal in 7 matches with Inter Miami's pink shirt. This figure does with Barcelona (672), PSG (32), Inter Miami (10) and Argentina (103). In addition, La Pulga also added 358 assists.

For his part, Ronaldo also lifted the Arab Club Cup title last week with Al Nassr after becoming the protagonist with a brace to turn the tide. CR7 has played 26 matches in the Saudi Arabia team shirt and has 20 celebrations.

Ronaldo's total career goals are 844 in 1,175 matches, with Real Madrid (450), MU (145), Juventus (101), Al Nassr (20), Sporting Lisbon (5) and the Portuguese national team. Nha (123).

Thus, the difference between the 36-year-old Argentine striker and the 38-year-old Portuguese striker is only 27 goals. During Messi's time playing for Inter Miami, Ronaldo scored 6 goals in 7 matches for Al Nassr, meaning La Pulga shortened to 4 goals.

That number is likely to change when on Thursday morning, Messi has another new challenge with the US Open Cup semi-final against Cincinnati. La Pulga's official MLS debut will only take place on August 27 during a trip to New York RB.

Cristiano Ronaldo: 844 goals in 1174 games

Lionel Messi: 817 out of 1035 games

Josef Bican: 805 out of 530 games

Romario: 772 in 963 games

Pelé: 757 in 812 games