Genius Messi a shining light for Argentina, says Sampaoli

Lionel Messi is a “genius” and Argentina must make their World Cup last-16 tie against France as easy as possible for their captain, says coach Jorge Sampaoli. Messi opened the scoring in a 2-1 defeat of Nigeria that sent Argentina through to the knockout rounds, Sampaoli’s side bouncing back from a 3-0 thumping dealt out […]