In the Beijing Workers’ Stadium, a football fan imitated Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous celebrations after Argentina defeated Australia in a friendly match.
The man, who represented Al-Nassr at the exhibition game, gained notoriety online for imitating Cristiano Ronaldo’s celebrations in front of Lionel Messi supporters.
The fan was seen in the stands, turning to people behind him, and shouting to attract their attention in a video footage posted on Twitter. The ‘SIUUU’ and ‘nap’ celebrations from CR7 were then performed, much to the chagrin of the Messi supporters.
His antics appear to have drawn praise from Ronaldo fans and scorn from sympathisers of the Argentine, with supporters unable to help themselves from drawing comparisons between the two superstars.
Messi’s four days in China so far have been crazy, starting with his immigration incident, to blockades in the streets, cancellation of events, and even complaints of scams, as Marca reports.
The Argentine captain will not travel with the rest of the squad for Monday’s game against Indonesia because he will be released early to begin his holiday period after a long season.
Messi will enjoy a break from football before completing his move to Inter Miami in America, beginning a new chapter in the MLS after departing Paris Saint-Germain this summer.
Messi scores fastest goal
It was the first time ever that Messi scored inside the first two minutes of a game when he opened for Argentina in a friendly against Australia on Thursday.
As reported by Goal, the 35-year-old featured from the opening whistle against the Socceroos, and it did not take long to make his mark on the game.
Within the opening 120 seconds, Messi capitalised on an assist from Chelsea midfielder, Enzo Fernandez, to curl a beautiful shot home, marking a career milestone.
Fan begs Messi to tour
Argentina’s current tour of Asia has got some fans wishing the star would take a tour of their own country while on the continent.
Sports Brief reported on a fan’s emotional plea to Messi through a song, urging the 35-year-old star to visit Indonesia.