The defeat of the albiceleste in their first game of the World Cup in Qatar did not take anyone by surprise. Neither did Maradona's son, Diego Maradona Jr., who spoke to Radio Marte's microphones after the game. "I am devastated by this defeat. It is hard for me to believe that all this really happened. Losing against Saudi Arabia is crazy. They were quite afraid," said the son of Pelusa.
But his most controversial statements came when he spoke of the comparison between Messi and his father. "The comparison between Messi and my dad is made by those who don't see and don't understand football. We're talking about two different planets, but I don't want to immediately throw the cross at Lionel," he said.
The Argentine team fell 2-1 in a game that began winning thanks to a penalty scored by Messi himself. However, that goal was not enough and the Saudi Arabia team came from behind in the second half. Such was the feat for the Saudis that King Salman of Arabia declared a national holiday to celebrate the victory of his team.
Argentina, which shares Group C with Poland, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, will face the Aztec team next Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Spanish time.
