Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona: Hilarious Pre Match Routine in Honour of Two Legends Spotted

• A referee in Argentina has caught the attention of many fans after he replaced the head or tails of a coin toss with Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi
• Maradona and Messi are the greatest football exports by the South American nation
• Maradona passed away in 2020 due to heart complications, while Messi will be hoping to finally win the World Cup this year

Normally, before a game of football, the captains usually meet at the centre of the pitch and decide which teams will start off the game.

This is usually done by a coin toss by the match referee. The side that wins the toss has the first say in decisions.

A coin toss, according to Wikipedia, is the practice of throwing a coin in the air and checking which side is showing when it lands in order to choose between two alternatives, heads or tails,

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But in one match in Argentina, the referee ditched heads or tails as the parameters and decided to use the greatest players the country has ever produced it. In a video spotted by Sports Brief, the referee is seen asking the captains to choose either Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi.

The captains found it hard to pick between the two but eventually settled on each legend. The captain who settled on Messi was adjudged to have won the toss.

Maradona is a legendary figure in Argentine football, having won the World Cup in 1986. Messi, meanwhile, is one of the best footballers ever despite not having a world cup on his CV. The Paris Saint-Germain forward will have an opportunity to rectify the wrongs of 2014 next month in Qatar.

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Messi to feature in a tribute match for Maradona

Sports Brief had earlier reported that all eyes will be on the World Cup in November, but there’s another reason to get excited.

A week before the global showpiece begins, a special friendly game will take place in Rome to pay tribute to the late great Argentinian legend Diego Maradona.

Many big-name stars, including Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi, will gather for the third edition of the ‘Peace Match’ at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.