Giannis taunts Messi with Ronaldo’s “SIUUUUUU!” celebration

Giannis taunts Messi with Ronaldo’s “SIUUUUUU!” celebration

The Milwaukee Bucks superstar Antetokounmpo was in Nashville, Tennesse on Saturday to watch Nashville S.C. take on Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in an MLS match. Antetokounmpo is a minority owner of Nashville S.C. along with his brothers Alex, Thanasis, and Kostas.

Before the match, Antetokounmpo had some fun and punched in a long-range goal for the fans. To celebrate his strike, Antetokounmpo ran to the center of the pitch and did Cristiano Ronaldo’s signature “SIUUUUUU!” celebration (which Ronaldo does after scoring goals).

That celebration was no coincidence as Ronaldo is seen as Messi’s greatest career rival. The two players won every single Ballon d’Or award (given to the best player in the world for a given year) from 2008-17 and are usually 1 and 2, in some order, when it comes to football  GOAT debates.

Ronaldo and Messi also directly competed for many years in Real Madrid (for Ronaldo) and F.C. Barcelona (for Messi), the two biggest powerhouse clubs in Spain.

As for Antetokounmpo, he is a lifelong football fan whose father was a football player in Nigeria and who recently even got recruited by a soccer team in Saudi Arabia. Antetokounmpo knew exactly what he was doing by busting out that celebration as he will definitely be rooting for his Nashville S.C. squad to take down Messi and Inter Miami on Saturday.