Mario Kempes rushed forward with everything against Lionel Messi in ESPN Mexico. In spite of that the Argentinian star finish to conquer the Glass America with his selection and was distinguished at most goleador, asistidor and player more valuable of the tournament of selections more ancient of the world, the comparison with Diego Armando Maradona did him unavoidable. In fact, the ex footballer considers that the legendary player of Naples always will be upper to the current captain of the combined albiceleste.
"For Messi, the misfortune is that it was the one who replaced to Diego Armando Maradona. And to Diego, with the idolatría that has carried by all the world, is very difficult to do him shadow. If Messi wants to be better that Maradona... It does not go it to achieve by more than win now four World-wide followed. The title of champion of the world still does not have it", sentenced Kempes in the television of Mexico.
In this order of ideas, the ex player considers that no longer there is at all that Messi can do to situate to the level of the legend that died this same year: "By more than it win, win what win, never will be able to compare to what did Diego". It fits to highlight that it was not the only critical that the blaugrana received in this chain of television.
Unusual criticisms
Álvaro Moral, journalist of ESPN Mexico, also was very critical with Messi by his paper in the final in front of Brazil: "Once again, Messi disappeared. It did not exist in Maracaná. Argentina would have to give him a monument to Gave María. Therefore Messi would not have to neither celebrate this title. It has to it to him all to his mates because he did not do at all. Until Christian when lesiona in the final of the Eurocopa of 2016, remained in the bench heading to his team. Messi was totally missing. Cristiano is the best of the history. Messi has the breast frozen, want to do it leader, but does not go out him, is not like this".
Likewise, Morals followed criticising the last party of Lionel Andrés with the Argentinian selection: "I saw the final from the minute zero and did not give neither a pass trascendente, did not have personality neither character. It is necessary to see these things of Messi. That they say me that it did in the Maracaná. Those that do not have arguments, will come me to disqualify".