Lionel Messi is technically superior to Ronaldo - World Cup winner Cafu reveals- Lionel Messi has been backed by Brazil legend Cafu to have technical abilities than Ronaldo - The Messi and Ronaldo debate has been on for a while and the 1994 and 2002 World Cup took his stand - Argentina were knocked out of the Copa America competition by hosts Brazil in the semi finals Cafu joined the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo debate and the Brazil legend chose who he prefers between the Argentine and Portuguese. The 49-year-old is the Selecao's most capped player having played 146 matches and the former AC Milan defender insisted that Messi's technical abilities is more superior to Ronaldo. Cafu who played four World Cups including the two of the ones he won in 1994 and 2002 explained why he thinks Messi is the better player. READ ALSO: England vs USA: Press, Morgan score in US 2-1 win over Lionesses "Nowadays football, it is very difficult to defend Messi. For me Messi is one of the best football players of our time. Some people say about Cristiano Ronaldo? "I will say technically Messi is superior to Ronaldo. It is extremely complicated to defend Messi especially if he is in one of "his" days. "And against Brazil I believe he will want it to be "his" day. He never won Copa America, it is the only award he doesn't have in his career," he told reporters in Brazil. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Lionel Messi's dream of winning his first trophy for Argentina came to an end after losing to Brazil in the Copa America semi finals by 2-0. PAY ATTENTION: Install Pitch Football App for FREE to get the latest football News & Scores Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored in each half of the match to qualify Brazil into the finals of the Copa America competition. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better Super Eagles will avoid World Cup mistakes at AFCON 2019 - John Ogu| Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Lionel Messi has been backed by Brazil legend Cafu to have technical abilities than Ronaldo - The Messi and Ronaldo debate has been on for a while and the 1994 and 2002 World Cup took his stand - Argentina were knocked out of the Copa America competition by hosts Brazil in the semi finals READ ALSO: READ ALSO: Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: Super Eagles will avoid World Cup mistakes at AFCON 2019 - John Ogu