Maradona hits out at Icardi

By Football Italia staff

Diego Maradona claims Mauro Icardi is “only in the Argentina team because Javier Zanetti acted as his representative”.

The Inter striker was called-up by Coach Jorge Sampaoli at the expense of Gonzalo Higuain, but he completed just four passes in the 0-0 draw with Uruguay.

“When I look at the Argentina team today I’m worried,” Maradona told DirecTV Sports.

“I think there are better players than this man [Sampaoli] picks. Not calling Higuain means letting go of an incredible opportunity, especially if you replace him with Icardi and think you’re finding the new [Gabriel] Batistuta.

“Icardi is in the national team because Zanetti acted as his representative.

“One day I spoke to Edgardo Bauza, he told me he’d received three calls from Wanda Nara [Icardi’s wife and agent].

“He was saying ‘How did you get my number?’, he was stunned.”

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