Argentine geniuses who missed the national team because of their overlap with Messi in those years

MSN - 26/03
On the slum walls of Buenos Aires, other blurred faces can always be seen next to the faded Messi poster - these meteors who once shared their talents with the King of Football but had different fates, constitute the cruelest dark side of Argentine football. They are not losers, but planets torn apart by the gravity of stars. 1. Pastore: a stand-in on the tango dance floor. In the quarter-finals of the 2011 Champions League, when Pastore swiveled the entire Milan defense with a Marseille, the cheers from the Princes in Paris woke up Messi's father in his sleep. This 22-year-old midfield magician, who...

On the slum walls of Buenos Aires, other blurred faces can always be seen next to the faded Messi poster - these meteors who once shared their talents with the King of Football but had different fates, constitute the cruelest dark side of Argentine football. They are not losers, but planets torn apart by the gravity of stars.

1. Pastorre: A stunt actor on the tango dance floor

In the quarter-finals of the 2011 Champions League, when Pastore swiveled the entire Milan defense with a Marseille swing, the cheers from the Princes in Paris woke up Messi's father in his sleep. The 22-year-old midfield magician was worth 42 million euros at that time, with a pass success rate of 91%, and averaging 3.7 key passes per game. The data completely crushed Messi during the same period. But then Argentina coach Sabella always had onl...
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