Messi And Ronaldo Record Negative Numbers For The First Time

The duo, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, scored a negative record with the Argentine and Portuguese national teams, after the end of the group stage matches in the Copa America and Euro 2024 tournaments. Messi and Ronaldo failed to score during the group stage for the first time in the history of their participation in the two tournaments. Lionel Messi, the Argentine legend, sat on the bench in the victory over Peru (2-0), in the third round of the group stage of Copa America 2024, due to injury. Messi was unable to make his scoring mark in the group stage, as he participated in the first two matches against Canada and Chile and did not score. ESPN reported that Messi and his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Portugal, failed to score any goal together in the same year during the group stage of an international tournament, for the first time in history during their football careers.