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“If Ramos were Argentine, Messi would have won a World Cup”
One of Lionel Messi’s biggest disappointments is the loss in the 2014 World Cup, but Oscar Ruggeri believes that the Barcelona star would have that precious trophy if he had Real Madrid center-back Sergio Ramos as a teammate.
The former Boca Juniors defender, who won 97 games for Argentina, believes the team lacked a player of Ramos’ caliber.
“Argentina and Messi, with Ramos means a World Cup,” Ruggeri told ESPN. “He [Ramos] is a monster.
“If Argentina had Ramos on defense, they would be world champions.
“I would like to have a player like Ramos in my national team. If we had a player like Ramos today, we would be contenders for every World Cup.
“We had good central defenders but not the best of all time. Ramos is the best. It would have been nice if he had been Argentine. He is better than me, number one. He is above all,” said Ruggeri.
Messi will have one last chance in 2022 to win the World Cup, the trophy that the Argentine is missing.