Agüero Says Ronaldo Does Not Compare to Messi

Those twin setbacks provide the sobering backdrop to Thursday’s opening round of fixtures, where Brazil face a daunting trip to Santiago to face Chile while Argentina meet Ecuador in Buenos Aires.

Sergio Aguero has revealed that he will take to the field on Thursday against Ecuador in Lionel Messi’s No. 10 jersey, and pledged that Argentina will do everything possible to minimise the star’s absence.

Lionel Messi who hurt his knee in the Barcelona game against Wakaso Mubarak’s Las Palmas in the Spanish La Liga will miss the Albiceleste’s World Cup qualifying games for the global break.

“Messi sent me a message to wear it [10 jersey] and I don’t have an option but to wear it. What am I going to tell him?”, Agüero said.

“Are you going to use it?”

“Now every time he is absent it is up to me to wear it. I am happy to pull on the shirt, but it obviously belongs to him”.

“It is a bit odd because Leo has always been here with us, but these things happen in football, we have great players here and we can do well without him”, Aguero explained.

Manchester City star Sergio Aguero is ready to fill in the mythical number 10 spot which was once worn by Diego Maradona when he claimed 1986 World Cup for Argentina.

The Manchester City striker, fresh from his Premier League record-equalling tally, is now in Buenos Aires preparing for World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay.

“We had chances to draw the match, my team finished in good physical and footballing shape, I liked how we played though not the result”, said coach Ricardo Gareca, who is looking to qualify Peru for their first finals since 1982.

Aguero has played 70 games for Argentina, and has found the back of the net 34 times.

They should have taken an 11th-minute lead when Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia surged through on goal but inexplicably misplaced his pass to Jefferson Montero when the visitors had three on one in the Argentinian box.