LIONEL MESSI is the world’s best. The Barcelona man is just a phenomenal and clearly the main nominee for the Balloon d’Or this year. AC Milan defender Zambrotta believes that his team-mate, Alexandre Pato is just like the Argentinean star.

Alexandre Pato has been Milan most dangerous man up front this year, and following the leaving of Kaka to Real Madrid, there is a lot more weight on the shoulders of the 20-years-old.

The Brazilian young starlet is the future of AC Milan claim Adriano Galliani and Silvio Berlusconi, and according to his improvement – he could be one of the World’s best within couple of years.

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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is today’s World Best footballer, and he’s very likely to win the Balloon d’Or this year, after already won the FIFA World Club Player of The Year.

“Who is Milan’s Messi? Simple, it’s Pato,” AC Milan right-back/left-back Gianluca Zambrotta told Tuttosport. “Everyone knows how much he is worth and what he can do. He can become like Messi. He is very strong.”

Zambrotta did not skip on two another Brazilians of AC Milan – Ronaldinho and Thiago Silva. The 29-years-old starts to show his magic again with the Italian side while Silva is doing well.

“There are always players who adapt to different systems to create great play. One of those is ‘Dinho’, who is getting back to his best. Silva is doing very well and I think him and Nesta have forged a very strong partnership,” added the Italian.

By Meytar Zeevi, Rossoneri Blog