Higuain Opens Up on Competition With Ronaldo, Boasts He Outscored Portugal Star in His First Season in Spain

• Gonzalo Higuain has openly spoken about his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo as he considers the Portugal star one of football’s all-time best players
• Both Higuain and Ronaldo played together at Real Madrid when the 37-year-old star joined Los Blancos back in 2009
• Higuain who spent 7 seasons with Real Madrid, left the Galacticos in 2013 after falling down the pecking order at Real Madrid

Gonzalo Higuain opened up about his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo when both players were teammates at Real Madrid between 2009 to 2013.

The Argentine forward revealed his admiration for the Portugal striker as he believes Ronaldo is one of the all-time best to have played the game of football.

Higuain has however bragged about outscoring Ronaldo when the 37-year-old forward first arrived in Spain in his first season with Real Madrid Marca reports.

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“I played with the two best players of the last (years). I don't know, of the best in history.

“The first year that Cristiano arrived in Madrid I scored 27 goals and he scored 26. He scored 50 goals a year. How do you score 50!”

Gonzalo Higuain would later leave Real Madrid in 2013 after falling down the pecking order at Los Blancos, and going on to represent teams like Juventus, Napoli, and Inter Milan in Italy.

Gonzalo Higuaín is helping Inter Miami to make a playoff run

Meanwhile, Gonzalo Higuain is helping Inter Miami to make a late push to secure a spot in the Major League Soccer playoffs this campaign AS reports.

The Argentine international has had four goals in the past three games and on Saturday's 2-2 tie with Montréal, helped the David Beckham-owned squad salvage a point.

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With 11 games remaining in the regular season, Inter Miami are presently 9th on the Eastern Conference table with 30 points.

Higuain picks between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Gonzalo Higuain was put to task to pick one of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo as his favourite player.

Higuain is one of the few players who have had the rare experience to play with football's arguably best-ever talents.

He played with Ronaldo over two stints at Real Madrid and Juventus. He was also a regular member of the Argentina national team alongside Messi.