Cristiano Ronaldo saluted Pele after he surpassed the Brazilian great’s goal-scoring haul in official matches by netting a hat-trick in Juventus’ 3-1 Serie A win over Cagliari on Sunday.

Since Fifa does not keep an official record of who leads the all-time scoring list, it is a benchmark that is hotly disputed. Several media outlets previously hailed Ronaldo for breaking the record when he reached 760 as he had supposedly surpassed the record set by Austria and Czechoslovakia striker Josef Bican. However, the Czech FA later said Bican’s total was actually 821 goals.

On Sunday, however, Ronaldo claimed he was now on top of the scoring pile after surpassing Pele’s tally of 767.

“My everlasting and unconditional admiration for mister Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele), such is the respect that I have for mid-20th century football, led me to take into account his 767 scoreas official goals,” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram.

“Today, as I reach the 770th official goal in my professional career, my first words go straight to Pele.” Pele also congratulated Ronaldo on Instagram. “Life is a solo flight... And what a beautiful journey you are having.”