{"id":1095038,"date":"2019-06-22T15:22:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T14:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1095038"},"modified":"2019-06-22T15:24:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T14:24:14","slug":"capello-maradona-teammates-messi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/capello-maradona-teammates-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabio Capello explains the &#8220;important problem&#8221; that costs Lionel Messi Argentina success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fabio Capello believes Diego Maradona had better teammates at international level than Lionel Messi whom he describes as &#8220;extraordinary&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old Barcelona playmaker is currently playing at his fifth Copa America whilst searching for a first title with Argentina<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7291399-man-utd-s-galaxy-brain-move-trade-pogba-for-two-real-madrid-midfielders<\/p>\n<p>Maradona famously guided La Albiceleste to a second World Cup crown in 1986 having scored five goals and creating the winning goal against West Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Following this success, the South America powerhouse clinched two more continental titles in 1991 and 1993, without Maradona, before reaching three finals with Messi but they were losing efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Messi also captained Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final, a game they narrowly lost 1-0 to Germany, and though he was\u00a0far from blameless, Capello nonetheless feels the experiences both these great number 10&#8217;s have found with the national team can&#8217;t be compared.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Manchester City Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gnVdq9TkW-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People talk about both, but Maradona&#8217;s Argentina were stronger and had more quality than Messi&#8217;s,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2019\/06\/18\/5d094f0ee2704ec0028b45f1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Marca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s had good players in front of him, but in midfield and behind he has missed a defence. 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Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Messi is Argentina&#8217;s all-time leading goalscorer (68 goals).<\/li>\n<li>Only Pele (77) has scored more goals for a South American nation.<\/li>\n<li>His only sending off came a minute after debuting against Hungary in August 2005.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s currently playing in his fifth Copa America having reached three of the previous four finals.<\/li>\n<li>Argentina are in danger of elimination after picking up one point after their opening two games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"7c4c485a-3260-4ab4-8346-d80b747acdcd\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabio Capello believes Diego Maradona had better teammates at international level than Lionel Messi whom he describes as &#8220;extraordinary&#8221;. 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