Batistuta: ‘Icardi over Higuain’

By Football Italia staff

Gabriel Batistuta rates Lionel Messi above Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo, and says Mauro Icardi has “more chance” of making the Argentina team than Gonzalo Higuain.

The Fiorentina legend is in Italy to promote his new film ‘The Number 9’, and he was asked about Icardi and Higuain, the Argentinian stars of Inter and Milan respectively.

“For Argentina it’s a battle between Icardi and Higuain,” Batistuta explaied at the event.

“Mauro has more chance because he’s young. I like him a lot, you don’t see him much in the match but he always scores.

“Inter fans must be happy to have him on their team.”

Another battle on a more global scale is Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo…

“If I could I’d have both! If I have to choose, I pick Messi. Just because he’s Argentine!

“Seriously though, Cristiano is really strong but they’re different. Messi is more involved in the play. It’s hard to compare them.

“Ronaldo has a different personality and mentality, people like him will never stop. He’ll want to score for as long as he can.”

Batigol is an Argentina legend, but today is the 58th birthday of the country’s greatest sporting hero, Diego Maradona.

“I’m sorry I didn’t get to play with him much. I don’t know if I came too late or he came too soon, but I cherish the games I did play with him.

“We had beautiful experiences and negative ones like the 1994 World Cup [where Maradona failed a drug test].

“For we Argentines Diego is football. I don’t always agree with his opinions, but I appreciate him as a player and a person because I know where he came from.”

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