Pep Guardiola compared Sergio Aguero with Argentina greats Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi later the Barcelona striker announced his retirement at 33 years old on Wednesday because of a heart condition.
Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero scored in excess of 400 goals during his 18-year profession and furthermore played for Atletico Madrid and Independiente. He has 101 caps for Argentina.
“Maradona conquered Italy, Messi did it in Spain and Aguero has done it in England, his numbers speak for themselves,” Pep Guardiola told ESPN Argentina.
Sergio Aguero assisted Argentina with winning the 2021 Copa America their first major title in quite a while and Lionel Messi honored the striker on Instagram.
“The truth now is it hurts a lot to see how you have to stop doing what you love the most because of what happened to you. We lived very nice moments and others that weren’t so much, all of them made us more and more united. We’ll continue to live them together off the court,” said Lionel Messi.
Aguero’s former City team mate David Silva also paid tribute.
“I know it was a tough decision you’ve had to make but you walk away like a legend. It has been an honour for me to share so many moments together on and off the pitch, you are my partner in crime,” said David Silva.
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