Diego Maradona fans “must get over” the fact that Lionel Messi is a better player than his compatriot ever was. That is the view of former Italy international Antonio Cassano, who claims Messi has much more longevity than the former Napoli star.
Both Argentine players are often spoken out by many as being in the conversation to be called the greatest ever to have played the game.
Along with Pele and Cristiano Ronaldo, both can certainly stake a claim to do so, but the debate will always rage on. Maradona won a World Cup with Argentina basically on his own but never had the European honours and goals stats of Messi.
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