Palmeiras CB to 'Sui' if he scores vs. Messi's Miami

Palmeiras defender Murilo says helium volition transcript Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark 'Siu' solemnisation if helium scores against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami astatine the Club World Cup.

The statement implicit Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Messi has divided shot fans and players for astir 2 decades but for Murilo determination is nary debate.

Speaking up of his team's Group A showdown against Inter Miami connected Monday astatine the Hard Rock stadium successful Miami, the Brazilian centre-back said: "I'm 'Team CR7.' I deliberation he's precise complete. I deliberation his cognition is besides good, positive. I deliberation what sets him isolated is his discipline. I look up to that a lot, his discipline, his full routine. So, without a doubt, that's what sets him apart, I truly similar him."

Asked if helium volition imitate Ronaldo's celebrated 'Siu' extremity solemnisation if helium scores against Inter Miami, Murilo said: "Yes, yes. I volition bash it."

Ronaldo, 40, is simply a notable absentee successful the tourney successful the United States. The Portugese guardant has scored implicit 900 vocation goals and is the all-time men's starring scorer successful planetary shot with 138 goals.

The erstwhile Manchester United and Real Madrid prima reportedly rejected the accidental to play astatine the lawsuit successful bid to hole for the upcoming play having precocious captained Portugal to win the UEFA Nations League.

Such is Murilo's admiration for Ronaldo that helium volition not beryllium asking for Messi's No. 10 garment aft the Monday's game. "I'm not going to get into that combat [for Messi's jersey]," Murilo said. "There are already a batch of radical who are going to inquire for it.

"It's cool. Just people him good truthful we tin bash our job."

Murilo's teammate Vanderlan is acceptable to beryllium 1 of those Palmeiras players looking to swap jerseys with eight-time Ballon d'Or victor Messi.

"I'm not going to fell that I'm 'Team Messi'," Brazilian left-back Vanderlan said. "Since I was little, I've ever watched him play, I've ever liked him a lot, truthful I'm Team Messi."

Messi scored his archetypal extremity of the expanded Club World Cup with a stunning free-kick to springiness Inter Miami a 2-1 triumph implicit FC Porto connected Thursday.