Diego Maradona Jr insists is Dad is the right man to lead Argentina to the World Cup.

Maradona Jr is part of Italy's beach soccer squad, with their World Cup to be held in Dubai this month.

He said: "No coach can teach you more about how to win a World Cup for Argentina than Diego and how you wear the jersey of the national team.

"I always rooted for Argentina and will do so even more at the next World Cup with my father on the bench."