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Argentina coach Gerardo Martino believes Brazil captain Neymar is on a par with Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Barcelona legend Ronaldinho believes compatriot Neymar has the ability to become the world’s greatest.

“‘Neymar is at a superlative level”, the former Barcelona boss said.

The best time to begin the process of rebuilding after 2014, according to Lazaroni, would be against Argentina, who are still a formidable side at home despite missing Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero to injury and having had a hard start to Russian Federation 2018 qualifying.

“We play Argentina at their home, they have great players, they were runners-up in the World Cup, they have 10 years’ worth of work there”.

Argentina are yet to win a single game in the qualifiers after their defeat against Ecuador and a draw against Paraguay.

Dunga has an excellent record as coach against Argentina but the game has lost a few intensity now that so many Latin American players are in Europe, he said.

There are few matches in world football that can capture the imaginations of fans around the globe quite as much as the old rivalry between Argentina and Brazil.

“But even if Messi is the best, we have players that can replace him”. But luckily for Argentina, Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Angel Correa and Nicolas Gaitan will be there to lead the line against their great rivals, as per Sky Sports report.

With the likes of Suarez and Neymar firing Barcelona to victory on a regular basis, Messi’s injury does not seem quite as catastrophic as it may have done just two years ago.

Neymar was given a four-match suspension after being sent off after the final whistle in their fiery 1-0 group-stage defeat by Colombia at June’s Copa America for kicking the ball at opponent Pablo Armero.

However Martino insisted Argentina still had enough talent to compete with the Brazilians, brushing off suggestions his team would start as underdogs.

Brazil are fifth in the pool, three points adrift of Uruguay, Ecuador and Chile, who have each won their opening two qualifiers.