The two icons of Tata Martino's team are seen in very different lights back home in Argentina, and things have become more complicated since Tevez arrived back on the scene.
The 2011 Copa America signaled a change in direction for Argentina. After failure on home turf, Sergio Batista was gone as coach and, after a quick phone call, Alejandro Sabella was in... under one condition: that he could meet with Javier Mascherano as soon as possible. Sabella asked the midfielder if he would step aside as captain and give the armband to Lionel Messi, a request that was accepted immediately.