After his FIFAWorldCup triumph, has Lionel Messi now done enough to emerge from under the legacy of a man deified in Argentina for almost three decades? FelipeCar examines the new Messi-Maradona dynamic.
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In Qatar, Messi scored his 98th goal for Argentina and moved past Gabriel Batistuta to become the nation’s all-time leading scorer. Messi’s numbers alone — and his longevity at the top of the sport — are remarkable facts that emphasize his current accolades. When he was asked if Messi had surpassed Maradona, Gatti said what so many Maradonians around the world feel about this decades-long discussion.
After Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 in the World Cup semifinal, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni did not hesitate to put Messi above Maradona. Cantor, an Argentine, witnessed Maradona’s dominance in person. He covered the 1986 World Cup in Mexico for Argentina-based magazine El Grafico. Cantor said that he was “thrilled for Messi” and called Messi “the greatest player of our time, now.”
When U.S. federal prosecutors disclosed a wide-ranging case of corruption against FIFA officials in 2015, Maradona celebrated the news. After he retired in 1997, Maradona never left the spotlight. He was a guest pundit across South America during World Cups, he starred on late night talk shows in Argentina and Italy, and later coached Messi and Argentina at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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