Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has been talking Lionel Messi as he prepares his team for international friendles against Italy and Spain.
All eyes will be on Messi at the World Cup this summer to see if he can guide Argentina to World Cup glory.
Sampaoli says that Messi can carry the team as they seek to lift the Jules Rimet trophy for the first time since 1986.
“This is going to be his team,” he said. “He is the best of all and is in a stage of maturity that can he can carry the team on his shoulders.