After praising Lionel Messi, a World Cup-winning Brazilian coach who previously managed Cristiano Ronaldo posed the fascinating query: How would the Inter Miami star's career have unfolded if he had not been born in Argentina?
Along with Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi is one of Argentina's two most recognizable footballers. The Inter Miami great has won a World Cup and is Argentina's all-time leading scorer and most-capped player. But recently, one of Cristiano Ronaldo's former coaches made some random assumptions on how Messi's career would have developed if he had been born in a different nation.
In an interview with Argentina's Super Deportivo Radio, Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed that Messi could have played for the national team until he was 40 or 45 if he had been born in Brazil. "He's an intelligent player who doesn't need much guidance; he brings all his genius onto the field," the 2002 World Cup-winning coach of Brazil said of Messi. The fact that Messi was born in Argentina is fortunate for you.
Scolari stated that he expects Leo to stay with Argentina's national team for the foreseeable future, even though he entertained the possibility of a Brazilian Messi. Because of Messi's self-care and coach Lionel Scaloni's understanding of his job, he said, "I can see Messi in the next World Cup."
Messi will turn 39 at the 2026 World Cup, which is an uncommon age for players at that level, if he plays. Scolari, however, is optimistic: "He will continue to be a threat to his opponents in the 2026 World Cup. Defenders find it difficult to keep him under control because of his consistently accurate posture.
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