"SAVIOLA will get his chance"

MARADONA held his first press conference since the post-Uruguay match blowout on Thursday and had some interesting things to say, specifically about SAVIOLA. Here are some quick notes.

-He said that he talked to a few players behind closed doors and that privacy is very important(in the team).

-He once again re-assured that he and Bilardo are fine, but that they both know their limits.

-He then moved on to talk about Benfica's Argentine trio of Javier SAVIOLA, Angel DI MARIA and Pablo AIMAR. About SAVIOLA, he said that he's scoring goals, he's scored goals everywhere he's been, that "SAVIOLA is SAVIOLA" and that he will get his chance. He mentioned that DI MARIA is shinning at Benfica right now and that AIMAR is "an exceptional player".

-Concerning Spain, MARADONA said that if he can pick one player from Spain's squad it would be XAVI.

-Finally, he talked about MESSI. He said MESSI "must own the team", he's the best in the world and that he must utilize him.

My thoughts? It would be great to see SAVIOLA get a chance with the National Team. He's always done good with Argentina and we must utilize the fact that AIMAR, DI MARIA and SAVIOLA play together.

I think I agree with Diego when he said he would pick XAVI from Spain, he would likely be my choice as well.