““Maradona was beaten to death”: Argentina legend harshly criticized Messi, calling Ronaldo better than him December 24, 23:30 Share: Lionel Messi (Photo: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian) Former Argentina goalkeeper Hugo Gatti, who became a player in 1982 year in his homeland, spoke about the modern football star Lionel Messi. Read also: “The thing that pissed me off the most.” Messi named the footballer with whom he had the fiercest confrontation – it’s not Ronaldo”I don’t feel animosity”, — write on: ua.news
Lionel Messi (Photo: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)
The former goalkeeper of the Argentine national team, Hugo Gatti, who in 1982 became the player of the year in his homeland, spoke about the modern football star Lionel Messi.
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“I don’t feel bad for Messi, but it was easy for him. I saw him play for Barcelona where the referees whistled happily every time he was touched. He was also surrounded by great players who essentially played for him. At the 2022 World Cup, Messi was never really pushed. On the other hand, Maradona was beaten to death. There are no fouls of this level against Messi. Diego was constantly fouled and every time he was beaten, he would fall and get back up. You touch Messi and he stays on the turf.
Messi can go to the 2026 World Cup. He can do it, but it will be one less player for the Argentina national team, as he plays his football in the “farmer’s league” in the United States.
Saudi Arabia? It’s harder to play there. Everyone plays there. Cristiano, although now limited in his speed and movement, is still a phenomenon. But this limited version of Ronaldo is still better than Messi in my opinion. Where did Messi play? In Barca and in the national team of Argentina. Messi did not force himself to play in other teams, other countries. But he had opportunities, didn’t he?” Gatti said in an interview for La Nación.
We will remind that Lionel Messi together with Argentina won the 2022 World Cup, defeating France in the final (3:3, 4−2 on penalties). In 2024, together with the national team, he won the America’s Cup.
This club season, Messi played 22 games, scored 21 goals and provided 11 assists. At the same time, Cristiano Ronaldo played 16 matches, in which he scored 14 goals‘with goals, and also provided two goal assists.
Earlier we wrote that Neymar’s father voiced the main reason for the Brazilian’s record transfer from Barcelona to PSG.