Juan Roman Riquelme has hailed Lionel Messi following Argentina’s run to the 2026 World Cup final. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Suggesting that the captain may have surpassed Diego Maradona with his latest performance on the global stage, Riquelme stated that Messi has forced Argentines to rethink the greatest debate in football.
Juan added that every Argentine should feel privileged to have witnessed Lionel’s career for many years.
His words, “We were all fortunate to see Messi.
When we had Maradona, we thought there wouldn’t be another like him, and then he appeared, and he even makes us wonder if he’s better.
Scaloni is among the best in the history of our football. We are grateful for the joy he, his coaching staff, and the players have given us.
It makes me very happy because we all grew up together; Scaloni, [Walter] Samuel, and [Pablo] Aimar have known each other since we were 14, and [Roberto] Ayala and I went to the 2006 World Cup together.
Bilardo, Menotti, Scaloni, Basile… all the coaches who have won and brought joy to the country, we have to thank them, and also the players who won in each era.
Winning isn’t easy. Having Maradona was incredible, and having Messi was incredible. I can’t speak about Kempes’s time because I was just born in ’78, when Kempes and all his teammates gave us the World Cup.
I didn’t see him play, but from what I hear, he was very good, and he was fundamental in that World Cup for the National Team to win.
I think we have to thank them all. We are lucky that we were able to see them all play, but as Argentinians, I have to thank them for all the joy they gave us.”
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