Two cracks have emerged from the lower Barca face off Sunday in the match Argentina - Mexico for the second round.

Two cracks have emerged from the lower Barca face off Sunday in the match Argentina - Mexico for the second round.

Lionel Messi excited to Argentina from the turf. Giovani dos Santos, Mexico. Both are young, talented and promising. Both were formed in the farmhouse, the Barcelona football school.

With different paths, Messi is the emblem of the quarry Blaugrana and Dos Santos was dismissed by the Catalans. They will be facing Sunday at Soccer City in Johannesburg for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Messi had his confirmation in this World Cup. Went from being questioned for his performance with the blue and white to become the object of the hopes of Argentina. And thanks to its quality, could become the best in the tournament but has not scored any goals. Nor became Giovani, but their arrival on the sides lit up the Mexico game, falling to eighth thanks to their victory against France in the Dos Santos had much to do.

Messi is Maradona's right eye, which is reflected in it and compares it all the time that Maradona who led the World Cup Mexico 86. The Mexican is among the favorites of Javier Aguirre, without question among the starting lineup of Tri matter of debate even in Parliament Aztec.

The Soccer City will address these two products of the Barça youth system that, over time, they saw their paths separated.

Messi is an "one hundred percent" of the farmhouse, where he reached the age of 14 by chance, to receive medical treatment that led to Barca school. He molded his style Argentine talent Barcelona much touch football, built from the ball, attack, ideas introduced in the DNA of the club Johan Cruyff in the 80s.

His introverted personality, his reserved character, like a glove adapted to a philosophy that seeks to build the team over individuals and Messi was one of the leading exponents of a generation of players who won it all. With 22 summers, was named best player in the world and reached the World ready to take charge of the selection.

Two years younger is Giovani, who did not support the requirement of the quarry, be judged on their peers, not to enjoy the advantages of a child prodigy. With Frank Rijkaard became the first team and played his first minutes of the best. But he had no patience, asked for more and with the arrival of Josep Guardiola was no place in a team to win everything.

Eccentric and staff, noted by some posturing, like the one assembled at an airport when he was forced to dispose of some creams that exceeded the capacity allowed on airplanes. Son of Brazilian footballer Zizinho, who finished his career in Mexico, Giovani thought a star too soon, something that does not fit into the formalism of Barça.

So I was invited to leave the club, and went through different computers without pain or glory. Tottenham Hotspurs English, Ipswich Town, also English and finally the Turkish Galatasaray where Rijkaard tries to develop his idea for soccer.

Giovani hopes that the World Cup final throw him to stardom. A win against Argentina would be a boost. Messi is the star but South Africa can place forever in the top of world football history.