The Argentina front man has had to put up with more than his fair share of criticism but has nonetheless come into his own as a superstar for Juventus
Gonzalo Higuain is part of a very exclusive club; a team-mate of the two greatest players of the modern era in Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Not many others can say that. However it means he has to fight very hard to escape their shadows.
“With Messi and Ronaldo everybody is unlucky,” ex-Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero told Goal. “Two icons, two incredible players, two champions.