Former Palermo boss Giuseppe Sannino insists Maurizio Zamparini 'was right to compare Paulo Dybala to Lionel Messi'.
After having revealed that the Argentine forward was 'already an alien at 18', the Coach revealed that his contunued success is down to 'sacrifice and application'.
"Zamparini was right to compare Dybala to Messi," Sannino continued in an interview with Tuttosport. "And to see him play against him the other night was a joy.
Former Palermo boss Giuseppe Sannino insists Maurizio Zamparini 'was right to compare Paulo Dybala to Lionel Messi'.
After having revealed that the Argentine forward was 'already an alien at 18', the Coach revealed that his contunued success is down to 'sacrifice and application'.
"Zamparini was right to compare Dybala to Messi," Sannino continued in an interview with Tuttosport. "And to see him play against him the other night was a joy.
"And the best part is that he still has great room for improvement: if his growth as a man goes hand in hand with his talent, will become well soon the number one in the world.
"I was the Coach, then came [Gian Piero] Gasperini, then [Alberto] Malesani, Gasperini again and finally me, for the second time.
"This made the boy’s first experience in Italy even more difficult. But there were already great signs about his personality.
"I remember in the team we had people like [Fabrizio] Miccoli, [Josip] Ilicic and [Abel] Hernandez.
"We had nothing that discouraged him in any way, and now everyone can see the phenomenon that he has managed to become thanks to sacrifice and application.
"I often hear from him, but he has yet to give me his shirt, even a training one. I’d take anything, just so that my grandchildren can claim to have the shirt belonging to the best player in the world."