Maradona urges Messi to remember spirit of ’86

DIEGO MARADONA will tell Lionel Messi to go out and destroy Germany – just like he himself did in the 1986 World Cup final.

Maradona urges Messi to remember spirit of ’86
Sat, 03 Jul, 2010 - 01:00
Frank Malley

Messi will be given a free role to play exactly where he likes in today’s quarter-final at the Green Point stadium despite suffering from a touch of ‘flu.

The Barcelona star sat out yesterday’s training session but will start today.

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