Lionel Messi deserves all the praise in the world for his accomplishments, and if this list wasn’t limited to under-the-radar names he’d obviously be featured. The World Cup title is the missing piece of the puzzle for Messi, and the young Juventus forward could be the one to form a dynamic tandem to help lead Argentina to glory.
Wouldn’t that be something? The problem is they play the same position, which makes it difficult for two to feature together regularly on the national team. Even when Messi wasn’t fit to play in friendlies against Italy and Spain in late March, Dybala was not called up. In mid-May, Dybala was included in the provisional World Cup roster. It will be up to Jorge Sampaoli to unlock Dybala’s potential and a lineup that features his two best players this summer. If that happens, we may see Dybala score his first career international goal in Russia.