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IT COULD BE HIS LAST OPPORTUNITY

"Qatar 2022 will be the perfect World Cup for Leo Messi"

Published:7/06/2020 - 10:32h

Updated:7/06/2020 - 10:32h

The World-wide of Qatar of 2022 could be the last of Leo Messi due to the fact that in the one of 2026 already will have 39 years. The technical Bora Milutinovic thinks that will be the big opportunity of the '10'

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Leo Messi has now 32 years -near to fulfil 33- and will have 35 when it contest the next World-wide Glass of football, that will be in 2022 in Qatar. The Argentinian star, that never has achieved to proclaim World-wide champion with the selection of Argentina, could have his last opportunity in said appointment, since in the World-wide of 2026 be 39 years old and could be that it no longer was in active.

Bora Milutinovic, the only seleccionador that has participated in five World-wide at the head of five distinct countries, spoke about the possibilities that will have Leo Messi and Argentinian of here to two summers and, in fact, considered that it can arrive his big opportunity. "Qatar 2022 will be the World-wide perfect for Messi", said the Serbian trainer in Súper Sportive Radius (Irradiate Villa Trinidad).

Besides, it spoke on the eternal comparison between Leo Messi and Diego Armando Maradona: "The periods are not equal. The two were exceptional. All the world speaks of Diego, but Lionel annotated so many goals.... Maradona Had all exceptional players to his side, from the goalkeeper until Valdano. Instead, in the actuality, am not so safe that the level of all the Argentinian players are as the one of the mates of Diego", commented.

For Milutinovic -that was in Mexico 86 (training to Mexico), Italy 90 (training to Costa Rica), United States 94 (training to United States), France 98 (training to Nigeria) and Korea and Japan 2002 (training to China)- can not compare Maradona with Messi without taking into account that the first, that yes won a World-wide, was surrounded of players more competitive. "The team does not do it only a player, but all the plantel", sentenced.

The Serbian technician compared also the Argentinian of Menotti in 1978 with the one of Bilardo in 1986, remaining with this second. "The Selection of the 78 was exceptional, but me Argentinian team more impactante was the team of Carlos Bilardo in the 86, because it went out champion of the world out of the country and with the influence of a player so talentoso like Diego", sentenced.

Messi has to take out the spine

Leo Messi has not had too much luck with the selection of Argentina, since it has lost two finals of the Glass America and also the one of the World-wide of 2014 against Germany in the extention. The Barcelona star remained to touch of the title, but never has achieved it, by what in 2022 could have his last opportunity. Although, with a player so talentoso, who know if it can be present also in 2026 with 39 years.

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