Jorge Burruchaga and his praise for Lionel Messi: "He is 35 years old and still plays like a twenty-year-old."

The world revolves around the 'Flea'. Lionel Messi is the player of the moment because of all the quality he has been showing in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, and one of those who highlighted 'Leo's' game is Jorge Burruchaga. The historic former footballer of the Argentine national team, author of the goal that gave his country its second and so far last World Cup title, in Mexico 1986, referred to what the PSG player has been doing in the World Cup.

According to Burruchaga, Lionel Messi has the same weight that Maradona had in 1986: "Just as Bilardo told us from the first moment in those eight years that we lived with him that the national team was Maradona and ten others, this team continues to be Messi and ten others."

"He has been the best in the world for twenty years. He is playing in a different way, characteristic of his age and the team he has around him. He is more of an assist provider, making those brushstrokes of his, but perhaps with less frequency than eight or four years ago. In Brazil (in the title of the 2021 Copa America) he got rid of that burden and we are seeing another Messi," said the historic Argentine.

Regarding the importance of whether 'Leo' wins or loses the 2022 World Cup: "Messi will not be more or less than Maradona, or anyone else, whether he wins or loses. Messi will be in history. There are five players who in the last seventy years have been recognized as the best in world history: Di Stefano, Johan Cruyff, Pele, Maradona, Messi. Four are South Americans. Messi will be there, whether he wins or not. I hope he wins the World Cup, which is what we want as Argentines. Mainly for him, in his last challenge, because of the many criticisms he received, that he didn't feel the shirt. He is 35 years old and still acts like a twenty-year-old child."

Finally, Burruchaga referred to Argentina's match against Croatia: "A great game by Argentina. Except for the first twenty-five minutes, where there was a game and they dominated with the ball. The team then managed to level it, the two goals before halftime were decisive and the second half was a one-sided game, in which Argentina was a real team, with Messi at his best. The team needed him, it was shown, it was achieved, and the team is missing one game."