Ilya Tsymbalar’s left leg was better than Lionel Messi’s, says Massimo Carrera

Former Spartak head coach Massimo Carrera told how ex-red-white player Ilya Tsymbalar was superior to seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi.

On September 9, the specialist, together with Yuri Semin, will lead the world team at the match of the Betting League of the League of Legends “Spartak-Moscow” – the World Team in memory of Ilya Tsymbalar.

– Of course, I looked at clips from Ilya Tsymbalar’s ​​game and I can say that, probably, his left foot was better than Lionel Messi’s. Of course, he was an outstanding player and a legend of Spartak,” the Match TV website quotes Carrera as saying.

Tsymbalar, together with Spartak, won the Russian Championship six times and the National Cup twice. He has 204 games as a member of the Moscow team, 54 goals scored and 40 assists. He played 25 matches for the Russian national team, in which he scored 4 goals. The footballer passed away on December 28, 2013 at the age of 44.

Watch the meeting live on the Match TV channel. The broadcast starts at 18:30 Moscow time. You can also watch the live broadcast of the match on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.