A viral video asks Argentinians who they think is the best player in the country. Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona top the list, followed by Julián Álvarez and Mauro Icardi.
Among the favorites are world champions, a goalkeeper and emblems of their clubs. The votes are from men and women from different areas and parts of the country, including the Andean zone and the Gimnasia de Buenos Aires. "You'll never believe who finished third," someone says in English, previewing what's to come in the coming months. "Vox populi, vox dei," says the Latin expression. The great absence is Daniel Passarella, who was captain of the team that won the 1978 World Cup and was part of the 1986 team that became the first team to win two champion medals, an unprecedented privilege in these latitudes.. The final positions show that Messi added 37 votes, Marona 34 and Julián reached 12. The rest, a little further, are Stefano Riquelme, Juan Román Riquelsme and Emiliano Dibu.