Incredible Footage of Ronaldo De Lima’s Hat Trick Against Valencia Shows He Is the GOAT Striker

• A video of Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario showing off his goals against Valencia has surfaced on the internet
• Ronaldo, who won the Ballon d'Or award on two occasions, is widely regarded as the best strikers to have graced football
• Nicknamed 'O Fenomeno', the Real Madrid legend won two Ballon d'Ors and three FIFA Player of the Year awards

Luis Nazario de Lima Ronaldo somehow will go down as one of the greatest strikers ever in the history of football.

A three-time FIFA Player of the year and one of the most lethal forwards of the 90s and early 2000s, Ronaldo absolutely lit it up for some of the best clubs in Europe throughout his career.

He made it to Europe after the 1994 World Cup as he joined PSV Eindhoven from Cruzeiro.

After two seasons with the Dutch giants, O Fenomeno signed for Barcelona for a then world record fee reported around $19.5 million.

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The legendary striker spent one season at the Camp Nou, but it was arguably the greatest of his career.

During his time in Catalonia, Ronaldo scored an incredible 34 goals in 37 LaLiga appearances, but some of his goals that are most revered is his treble against Valencia way back in 1996.

The match in question happened at Camp Nou with Ronaldo scoring all three in Barcelona’s 3-2 victory over their LaLiga rivals.

In fact, it took spectacular saves from the Valencia goalkeeper to prevent Ronaldo, who was 20 years old at that time, from netting six goals.

Ronaldo's goals that evening were not just extraordinary, but they showed why he was the best player in the world and didn’t need any adjectives.

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Meanwhile, a video posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, sums up El Fenomeno's brilliance and attributes that could put him in the same breath as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Or, even better.

The mercurial goal poacher made goalscoring look easy with his predatory instincts combined with his supersonic speed and amazing skillset which left defenders dazed with his immense quality.

Ronaldo also possessed some serious tricks up his sleeve and was well noted for his trademark stepovers to beat his marker, especially, goalkeepers on one-on-one situations.

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Earlier, Sports Brief earlier reported that former Real Madrid and Barcelona ace Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima has reenacted the old adage of 'class is permanent' with a jaw-dropping display of his unquenchable skillset.

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The three-time World Player of the Year may have hung his boots for over a decade but still has his enviable skillset in his locker.

In a video posted on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, the Brazilian great in a five-a-side kickabout deployed his trademark stepovers to beat his marker however, he needed a second attempt to score a golazo after leaving his marker for dead with his peerless attacking dexterity.