Messi responded harshly to Ronaldo's provocation

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

Messi was ridiculed in front of tens of thousands of Arab spectators

Hazard: "Ronaldo is not better than me"

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

Messi suddenly changed his avatar on Instagram

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.

Celebration was considered provocative at the Al Nassr - Inter Miami match

"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.