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Lionel Messi Rated Above Diego Maradona by Ex-Argentina Boss Cesar Luis Menotti

Former Argentina and Barcelona manager Cesar Luis Menotti believes Lionel Messi brings more quality to the national team than Diego Maradona used to.

Both Argentinian legends, Maradona and Messi are key players in the conversation about the greatest footballers of all time.

But, despite the fact that Maradona inspired the Albiceleste to World Cup glory in 1986—an achievement that has alluded Messi—

Menotti insists there is little point comparing the two, per Veronica Brunati of Spanish outlet Sport:

In the last twenty metres they are similar.