Who is Hugo 'The Madman' Gatti, arguably Messi's biggest hater from Argentina? Explained in 4 points

Who he is

• Boca Juniors legend.
• Record holder for most league appearances made in Argentina's top flight (765).
• Player of the Year of Argentina in 1982.

Why he always hates Messi

• Hugo Gatti is a well-known Real Madrid supporter.
• He is one of the main hosts of El Chiringuito programme that usually talks about all things Real Madrid.
• Interestingly, Gatti's long-standing nickname is 'El Loco' - 'The Madman' - was given to him for his eccentricity on the pitch, as well as for some truly controversial statements made in public.

What fans say about him

• trivialbob (via Reddit): "Why would you ever give any attention to Gatti? I mean look at him. Washed up ex-keeper, Madrid superfan, hates Messi, misogynist, extremely hateful man... looks like an alcoholic as well. Don't even know why they keep bringing him on as a panel member on El Chiringuito - the drama and outrageous statements he always makes? He lives up to his nickname 'loco', that's for sure. He's nuts."
• The Baller (via Twitter): "This is Hugo Gatti. He's obsessed with Messi and doesn't hesitate to put himself into shame in order to slander Messi."
• Pavel Meda (via ronaldo.com): "Hugo Gatti is making terrible mistakes by making these comments which he should take back immediately, but he won't do it because he is literally crazy."

Gatti's juiciest quotes

• "Messi should've played for Spain. People wanted to see him there. Cristiano would have done it." (2018)
• "Benzema is superior to Messi, you just need to watch football to see Messi hasn't been at his best for a long time. Benzema is giving much more than Messi, what the Frenchman is doing right now is something that we haven't seen for a long time from a Real Madrid player other than Cristiano Ronaldo." (2020)
• "It seems that praising Leo is like an obligation. This year Hazard is going to be at Messi's level. La Liga is not won by a player; it's won by everyone." (2020)
• "Messi has to have balls to go to Real Madrid and prove everything there like Cristiano. Otherwise, he will be just one more [player]." (2019)