After the lukewarm performance against Naples, Diego Armando Maradona stung: "He arrived in San Paulo when he was in retreat."

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For the first time in his glorious career last night (Tuesday) Lionel Messi arrived at the San Paulo Stadium, where Diego Armando Maradona, the Argentine idol spent his most beautiful years. The flea did not stand out in the game against Naples in the eighth stage of the Champions League final and received quite a few reviews of his appearance in the media in Spain and Italy that have been making comparisons between him and Maradona since the beginning of his career.

Today Maradona reacted to Messi's performance and as usual did not make assumptions: "Messi came to San Paulo when he was in retreat. He did not go through what I went through. Leo can do amazing things, but he can never do what I did. It was important for me to clarify that. ".

Messi, last night in San Paulo // Photo: AFP

Maradona then dismissed his criticism and asked Messey when he said: "I wish Naples to have a player like Messi. Leo is a great talent, he is a very good boy, but wants to put on his shoulders unfair weight. I have a beautiful memory of him from the time I coached, But I hope he doesn't play well either way. "