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‘I’ve seen Pele, Maradona & Cruyff, but Messi is the best’ – Argentine icon Maschio hails Barcelona great

Lionel Messi is the finest talent to have ever graced a football field, says Humberto Maschio, with the Argentine ranking the Barcelona superstar above Pele, Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff and Alfredo Di Stefano.

A Racing Club icon has witnessed all of the aforementioned all-time greats in action, so is in a strong position to offer an opinion on who should sit at the top of the pile.

For Maschio, Messi is the obvious choice as the six-time Ballon d’Or winner has raised his game above the standard set by those who went before him.

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Maschio told Clarin: “I've seen Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff - I've seen them all.