The Argentine ambassador Enrique Ignacio Ferrer Viera compared the two greatest football players in the country's history — Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona — during his remarks in Russia. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
He emphasized that he lived during Maradona's career and watched his games. However, he expressed a preference for Messi in the comparison.
The reason is that while Maradona's career was relatively short, Messi has consistently demonstrated high-level performances for twenty years. Maradona played for various clubs from 1976 to 1997, including Barcelona and Napoli.
He became a world champion in 1986. Messi, on the other hand, spent almost his entire career at Barcelona and played a key role in Argentina's national team winning the World Cup for the second time in 2022.
These views have been widely covered in official sources and have sparked great interest among football fans. Thus, it is emphasized that both players were stars of their era, each with their own unique history.
