Cristiano Ronaldo submitted to Lionel Messi mocks after a friendly omission of shock

Lionel Messi was chosen by Cristiano Ronaldo after being excluded from the friendly between Juventus and Team K League in Seoul on Friday night.

Maurizio Sarri's team participated in an exhibition match against Team K (a selection of the best players in South Korea), but Ronaldo was cleared by the Italian.

Fans attended the match in the hope of seeing one of the greatest footballers of all time, but Sarri decided not to play Ronaldo and cited fatigue as the reason for his retirement.

This did not please the fans who started singing "Messi, Messi" expressing their frustration at not being able to see the main man in action.

The match ended at 3-3 and the closest fans saw Ronaldo in action when one of Team K's players brazenly imitated his celebration after scoring.

According to AS reports, Sarri has addressed the media to explain that fatigue was the main reason for Ronaldo's absence and that he would benefit from a rest.

He told reporters: "We left room for some of the young people ready to step in. Ronaldo was very tired, so we decided to put him down.

"Ronaldo had to play, but he was not in good form because of muscle fatigue, I spoke to Andrea and Ronaldo before the match and we concluded that it would be better if he was not in good shape. He is resting, we now have 10 days without a match, so we can focus on good preparation for training. "

In the next game of Juventus, they will face Atletico Madrid in Stockholm on August 10th. The Spaniards eliminated their rival, Real, 7 to 3 in a pre-season meeting last night.

Sarri will be determined to put his team back into action before the match, where Ronaldo should be ready to play his role against the opponents of his former club.

The A series starts on Saturday, August 24 and Sarri begins his first season at the head of the Bianconeri. The matches are announced for Monday at 16:45 (GMT)