"Messi is just not better than Pelé", says ex-Brazilian national team player

The record for goals in World Cups achieved by Lionel Messi has reignited the debate about who deserves the title of greatest player in the history of football. On social media, the Argentine gained even more strength in this discussion.

For Silas, a former Brazilian national team player, however, Pelé remains above the Argentine star. During CNN Esportes S/A this Saturday (4), the current commentator stated that, based on the numbers and what he saw up close during the period he played in Argentina, Messi has already surpassed the greatest idol in the country's history, Diego Armando Maradona.

That's why I said, for me, I played in Argentina and I have a lot of friends. Messi is just not better than Pelé. Maradona was much more charismatic and Argentines say that Messi is not Argentine, he is European, because he went there as a boy. For me, it's gone (Messi is the best Argentine player in history).

Silas, former Brazilian national team player

CNN Esportes S/A
With Silas, a former Brazilian national team player, CNN Esportes S/A reaches its 145th edition. Presented by João Vitor Xavier, the program goes behind the scenes of a market that moves billions and is one of the most profitable in the world: sport.

On the agenda, the hottest topics in the football industry, from the perspective of economics and business.

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Source: CNN