Gabriel Batistuta: "even if Messi trains every hour, he will not be equal to Maradona." Ex-striker of as Roma, Fiorentina and national team Argentina Gabriel Batistuta compare Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. - Diego was the best of all. He personified Argentina in many things, not just football. He has charisma, talent and rare ingenuity. Messi, even if he is a good in the technical part will not be able to surpass it. Lionel doesn't have Diego's charisma. Maradona could command a stadium, all only looked at him. I played with him, and I can tell you how important he was to the team. Maradona is poetry, Messi-prose. Messi compared to Maradona not enough of something beyond our understanding. Even if he trains every hour, he won't be able to reach this state, – the Argentinian told. - There were doubts in Messi in the past, but now there's no more debate. Technically, it is perfect: scored more goals than anyone. But for me, he's not Diego, and probably never will be.