Ronaldo Nazario selects his greatest XI ever - includes Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and Pele but not Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo Nazario will always be remembered as one of the greatest players in football history.

The Brazilian was a lethal striker.

He scored over 350 goals in a club career that saw him play for the likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

Ronaldo also played 98 times for his country, scoring 68 goals and helping to two World Cup triumphs.

'R9' enjoyed some extraordinary success and he would have achieved even more had he not suffered from two serious knee injuries while at Inter.

Ronaldo selects his greatest ever XI

Ahead of The Best awards on Monday evening, Ronaldo was asked to name his greatest XI ever by BetFair.

View who he selected below...

Ronaldo Nazário has named his greatest XI of all time where he named 2 Argentines: Messi, Maradona. 🇦🇷🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/gALKM5RaEU

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GK: Gianluigi Buffon

He said, per UOLSport: "Let's start with Buffon, a great goalkeeper who, in my generation, grabbed a lot and it was very difficult to score against him. He is an excellent goalkeeper, for me the greatest in history."

RB: Cafu, CB: Paolo Maldini, CB: Franz Beckenbauer, LB: Roberto Carlos

"It's a very offensive team, Cafu will be on the right, free to go up all the time, Paolo Maldini, Franz Beckenbauer and Roberto Carlos forming the line of four."

CM: Diego Maradona, CM: Zico

"In the middle we will have a high quality midfield with Zico wearing number five, Maradona with eight, being very offensive."

RW: Lionel Messi, LW: Ronaldinho, CF: Pele, ST: Ronaldo Nazario

"In the attack it's made up of Lionel Messi, King Pelé, Ronaldinho Gaúcho and I'm up front, obviously."

Ronaldo had to include himself up top and, to be honest, you wouldn't argue against him.

Manager: Mario Zagallo

"As a coach to command this team of stars, I put the best with whom I have ever worked in my life: Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo."

A big omission from the XI was his namesake, Cristiano Ronaldo, who he named on the bench instead.

He added: "I would have a reserve bank filled with stars like Garrincha, Rivaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo and many others."

Ronaldo's side wouldn't have problems scoring goals, that's for sure.