Diego Maradona, Jr. the son of the Argentine legend, has spoken out ahead of Barcelona’s clash with Napoli. The trip marks the first time Lionel Messi will play against the club most closely associated with Diego Maradona, Sr.
Maradona, Jr. has given his opinion about the inevitable comparisons between his father and Messi.
“Messi comes close to him obviously, I always said that Messi is much better than Ronaldo. He’s close to him, but you can’t compare a human being with an alien,” Maradona, Jr. told Spanish radio.
“I get up from the table and leave, because I will not sit there comparing Messi with Ronaldo.