Fabio Capello says Cristiano Ronaldo lacks the genius of Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona or Ronaldo Nazario | OneFootball

Fabio Capello says Cristiano Ronaldo lacks the genius of Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and Ronaldo Nazario, despite the 41-year-old’s prolific late-career form.

"Cristiano is a great goalscorer and an incredible athlete, but he doesn't have the genius of Messi, Maradona or Ronaldo Nazario. That genius that the others possessed is absent in Cristiano. He can't be compared to those three." He was speaking to ON Sport's Hat-Trick programme.

"Ronaldo Nazario was a negative leader who threw huge parties and didn't want to train."

On Barcelona, he said: "beautiful and very entertaining football," and added: "Barça's weakness is their constant reliance on the offside trap. Sometimes, by a few centimeters, you find the opponent alone in front of the goal."

Ronaldo remains headline news with Al-Nassr. A dispute over transfer activity has seen him miss the club’s last two matches, yet he has 17 goals in 18 Saudi Pro League games this season as he chases a first major trophy with the Riyadh side.

He has been training and is expected to be available against Al-Fateh on Saturday. Al-Nassr sit one point behind leaders Al-Hilal.

Source: Goal.com