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Costacurta: "I faced a 16 year old Messi and I had to ask for a subtitution"

Published:30/05/2020 - 20:49h

Updated:30/05/2020 - 20:49h

Alessandro Costacurta has given his opinion about a historical debate, and has again praised Leo Messi. The italian has confessed that after facing the argentinian when he was 16, he had to ask for a substitution

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Leo Messi is used to to be leading of the debates, and usually argues if it is the best footballer of the history. Fans and experts more veteran or more youngsters have clear that for him there is a place reserved in the highest, although as on tastes there is not at all writing, each one decants by his own preferences. This time, in Italy have gone back to mention to the captain of the FC Barcelona to satisfy him of praises.

The one who has heaved the voice is a legend of the Milan, Alessandro Costacurta, that has revealed how was his meeting with the '10' when this were 16 years old. The one of Jerago with Orago is not the first that recognises that subestimó to the Argentinian, since in the last months, ex mates like Juliano Belletti or Gianluca Zambrotta have explained that they carried more than a fright in the sessions of training of the Barcelona.

But no only in the changing room culé caused estragos the forward arisen of the Masia, since the one who went defender 'rossoneri' has given details of what meant to have him expensive to face on the lawn. For him, it is clear that it was an authentic torture: "I confronted Me to Messi when he were 16 years old and at the beginning took it to me as if it was a boy, but after a chamber of hour had to ask him the change to Carlo Ancelotti".

In his conversation with 'Sky Sports', the ex player has not had objection in 'wet' on the key question in Argentina, in which it has taken a clear position. Based on facts because during his career measured to both, the one of Varese bets by the star barcelonista before that by Diego Armando Maradona: "they Are seemed by genius and by how express in the field, but Messi is more genial that Maradona".

The five times champion of the Champions League has warned, this yes, that there are some factors that hamper the comparison, because when treating of two periods futbolísticas distinct, there are elements with different impact, as for example the arbitration: "Had the luck to play against both, with Messi and Diego. To Maradona could do him 66 faults before being admonished. With Leo is different, is another thing now...".

The future of Messi follows without clearing

Although Messi has declared his illusion and fidelity to the Barça, his future to half term follows without clearing . His agreement expires in 2021 and still has not concretised his renewal, although the crack has ensured that it will not exert the clause that would allow him remain free in the summer of 2020. His intention is to form part of another ambitious project and has insisted in that it is hungry of titles so much with the club as with the selection.

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