We have already talked about the best soccer players who have ever set foot in a field. Now it is time to make a list of quality players, this time born in Argentina, another of the cradles of football that has given great stars. Surely some of them have already crossed your mind, right?
As we always say we make lists, you may miss some names. Although you can be sure that all who appear here are on their own merits.
Diego Armando Maradona
Of course, this list could not start with another name, although there are those who have removed it from theirs because of their stories outside the field. As we want to talk only about football merits and it is more than evident that Maradona has them, we put it in the ranking.
Alfredo Di Stefano
‘La Saeta Rubia’ was such a decisive player that he marked a milestone in the history of world football. In fact, Real Madrid in which he played was declared the best football team of the twentieth century, no doubt thanks to his way of touching the ball, for much pure poetry.
Lionel Messi
Born in Argentina, nationalized Spanish but the player of the national team that saw him born. Leo Messi is for many the best player in the world and one of the best in history. With still a few years of career, if it continues like this it may end up being named the best Argentine in history. It seems incredible that as a child he had an illness because it seems he was born as healthy as his game is.
Comparisons are odious but inevitable. We already talked about Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in another article and if both were Argentine, there would be even more problems to choose one or the other, sure
Juan Roman Riquelme
Recently retired, Riquelme’s football career was developed in only two countries, just like Messi: Argentina and Spain. His highest international award is the Gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, although at a particular level he has always been one of the players to take into account in the 11 ideals of the World Cups, as well as in the best possible team formed by soccer players who have participated in the Copa Libertadores.
Gabriel Milito
Another Argentine who played for Barça, such as Maradona, Riquelme, and Messi. Although curiously he was going to sign for Real Madrid as Di Stefano, the operation did not materialize and his career in the Spanish league began in Zaragoza, where he achieved two titles. He finished his career as a player in Argentina and there are those who have him on his list of the best players in history.
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The truth is that 5 places are few to talk about soccer stars born in Argentina. This country has given so many good players that we will always be unfair when talking about the best. But you have the comment box to tell us who of the missing ones you would include.
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