The rivalry between Uruguay and Argentinian is of leftovers known, but Óscar Tabárez, seleccionador of the 'Celestial', has it difuminado to speak of a footballer of the FC Barcelona. The 'Master' has conceded an interview to the newspaper 'The Nation', and has not had any objection in praising the figure of Leo Messi.

The preparador has referred to the '10' when they have asked him if it could equate to historical of the size of Diego Armando Maradona, Peeled, Alfredo Gave Stéfano or Johan Cruyff, and his answer has not been able to be more conclusive: "Messi already has filled a period of the football, does not need a World-wide".

"It converted 54 goals in the year and I say, does not have dimension of what is this? But which records goes to beat!" It has continued, insisting in that the already accumulated attainments are more than sufficient. After valuing his big performance in the party that closed the classification of Argentina for Russia, Tabárez has repeated: "To me it did not have to me give proof, but do not affiliate me to which say that it is missing him such or cual thing to be a consecrated".

Candidates to the World-wide

In his review for the international appointment of Russia, Tabárez also has considered to Argentina like one of the candidates to the title, beside Spain, Brazil, Germany and Belgium. Besides, it has declared that expects some surprise by part of the selections considered lower: "Have a lot of respect by which purportedly are feebler. The football is full of big feats, look to Iceland, is wonderful, these things wake up me admiration".