Messi-Zidane conversation: I admire you. I had the chance to play with you.

Lionel Messi, currently under contract with Inter Miami, assured that when he sees number 10, Diego Armando Maradona comes to his senses. “Place” highlighted in a conversation he had with Frenchman Zinedine Zidane, in Miami, published this Thursday by Addis, that “all wanted to be like him, even though neither of them became like him. Maradona was the player we admired.

I followed Diego a little bit, when he went to Newells at his last stage, he was six or seven years old, and I don't remember, like the 1994 World Cup. I was a kid, I don't remember much. Then I saw some videos. He's our reference, our idol. For us, Diego is something very strong that will continue to be there for many more years, I have no doubt. My children know about Diego without ever seeing it, but with video from what we have”, he added.

Messi said there was much appreciation for his countrymen Pablo Aimar and Juan Román Riquelme, and said 10 is a lost position in modern football.

“has lost a lot now. With 4-3-3 or 4-2-2, it's true there's a few left. Our number 10, which marked the number 10 Argentinians, Riquelme, Amar, is little or no. 10 does not enter those systems or it is difficult to enter, the winner of the Golden Ball said eight times.

Messie also admitted that while she was in Paris at Saint Germain, she suffered from failure to keep her fan number 10. In France, when Neymar carried that number, the Arginas chose the number 30.

When I was in Paris, I didn't have the number 10. I used to wear it, although I didn't care and nothing happened, I missed it so much. Then I learned, he said.

In a very calm conversation, Zidane and Messie exchanged heartfelt praise.

I admire you very much, we didn't have the chance to play together, we got in touch with each other a little bit. I always respect and admire what you did and keep doing”, Messy said.

For me he's one of the biggest in history, I've always admired him, I followed him a lot in Madrid, I suffered because I was from Madrid”

He was always a different player: elegant, tall, magic, had everything. I remember the goal against Leverkusen, the World Cup goals...”

Argentina also acknowledged that the score of goals on a World Cup “is always more specific, because of what it means”, compared to the footnote on the Champions League.