Messi and Maradona, distinct profiles of a giant talent

In spite of the controversial that it can have been Diego Armando Maradona, is undoubted that the idol of the selection of Argentina and of the Napoli of Italy was one of the best players of the history. His technician and control of the the balloon are two of his more powerful arguments to obtain so distinguished recognition to level of world-wide opinions and, also, the "Lint" has an envidiable list of winners that sustenta said affirmation, in which it stands out the World-wide Glass of Football that obtained with the albiceleste in the year 1986, being the figure of the team.

But, some years after the retreat of the illustrate Argentinian, arose another name to the palestra public that incandiló to the world of the football: the one of Lionel Messi. His characteristics, resembled the ones of Diego, did that the comparisons jumped almost immediately, since the two have in common the be left-handed and the incredible control of balloon, endow that it facilitated them the elusión of rivals and that went out to the light in diverse opportunities in both cases, as when Maradona annotated the designated "Goal of the Century" in front of England and Messi, as if it treated of a calque, emulated almost to perfection all the played in front of the Getafe, in the season 2006-07.

The blood barcelonista is another characteristic that joins to the two determinants footballers, since Messi has contested all his career in the group culé, by which Maradona happened also between 1982 and 1984, before arriving to the Napoli, club of his loves. Although estuveron during periods very distinct in the Catalan team, both left, somehow, his footprint in the same, thanks to his stood out performances.

The titles: main difference between Messi and Maradona

In spite of the similarities that exist between Maradona and Messi regarding his style of game, the successes of each one are the main element diferenciador between the two Argentinians. While Lionel has stood out by the quantity of recognitions achieved with the FC Barcelona, Diego obtained some titles with the teams in which it played, but his greater satisfaction was the achievement of the World-wide of Mexico 86.

Messi boasts in his list of winners of a total of 36 titles, between which stand out four Champions League with the Barça and the medal of gold in the Olympic games of Peking 2008 with his selection. By your part, Maradona obtained 12 distinctions, of which mainly remember the Glass of the UEFA (Europe League) that won with the Napoli in 1989 and, of course, the remembered Glass of the World of the 86 that achieved with the albiceleste. We will miss you, 'Lint'.