Argentinian star Lionel Messi recently acted in what was considered a response to a provocative gesture from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Lionel Messi changed his profile picture on Instagram and immediately caused fierce controversy on social networks. Specifically, the Argentine star decided to post an image of himself holding the 2022 World Cup Championship Cup in Qatar, instead of the image of holding the 8th Golden Ball. This caused a reaction from fans, and many people considered it a response to a provocative gesture from Cristiano Ronaldo.

In Al Nassr’s recent 6-0 friendly win over Inter Miami, Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo did not enter the field due to his injury. Worth mentioning, the camera lens recorded the different emotions between Ronaldo and Messi during the match. In this match, Messi only played the last few minutes due to physical problems.

Not only did he smirk when Al Nassr overwhelmed Inter Miami, Ronaldo also made provocative finger movements against Messi. The video of this moment spread widely on social networks and shortly after, Messi made the decision to change his avatar to affirm that he was the one standing on top of the world.

“That’s Messi, no one makes him tremble”, “A real World Cup champion”, that’s what fans commented on social networks, after the move was considered a response. Messi’s provocative gesture from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi created an unprecedented football fever in Hong Kong

40,000 tickets to watch Inter Miami’s training session on February 3 were sold out, creating an unprecedented football fever in Hong Kong.

Lionel Messi may not be at 100% performance because he is suffering from a hamstring injury. However, the attraction of the Argentine superstar has never cooled down.

On February 3, Inter Miami had an open training session at Hong Kong Stadium. The event attracted a large number of fans to watch. 40,000 tickets to watch the training session of Leo and his teammates were sold out, according to Goal.

A few hours before Messi strode onto the training field, thousands of fans lined up outside the stadium, chanting the name of the 2022 World Cup champion. Police had to block off the streets surrounding the Hong Kong Stadium to ensure safety. security, avoiding traffic congestion.

The moment Messi walked onto the training field, the atmosphere at Hong Kong Stadium seemed to explode. Fans warmly welcomed the owner of 8 Golden Balls.

According to Goal, tickets for the friendly match between Inter Miami and the Hong Kong national team were sold out in just one hour since they went on sale in December. Many stores also had a bumper income thanks to selling products such as Inter Miami jerseys, Keychain with Messi image.