Nigeria: Eagles Can't Stop Messi At World Cup, Says Diego Simeone

After leading LaLiga giants, Atletico Madrid, to beat Super Eagles' Team B to win the maiden GOtv Max Cup on Tuesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, coach Diego Simeone declared that it would be difficult for Nigerian players to stop superstar, Lionel Messi and his Argentina squad when hostilities resume at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

In fact, Simeone, whose side won 3-2 in Tuesday's game at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, said categorically that none of the teams in Group D had the capacity to stop Argentina.

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