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Alessandro Costacurta admits he 'asked to be subbed' after facing 16-year-old Lionel Messi

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Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta has revealed he once asked to be substituted after facing a 16-year-old Lionel Messi for just 15 minutes.

Costacurta spent more than 20 years at Milan and faced both Messi and fellow Argentinian legend Diego Maradona during his illustrious career.

However, the Italian international has labelled the Barcelona legend "cooler than Maradona" and opened up about the first time he faced Messi.

Speaking in an interview with Sky Italia, Costacurta said: "I have been lucky to play against both Messi and Diego. Maradona could be fouled 66 times before [the opposition player would be] warned. "With Leo it is different, it is something else now.

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