Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine national team, admitted on Monday that he would have liked Diego Armando Maradona to give him the World Cup.
In his first interview after the title, the star acknowledged that the figure of the legend was present throughout the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“I would have liked Diego to give me the Cup or at least see Argentina world champion with what he loved the National Team. That photo would have been nice”expressed Messi in dialogue with Urbana Play radio.
Messi also recognized that he felt the support “from above” of the idol who died two years ago and that the song “Muchachos” was a nice tribute.
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“Both he and many people were strong and the song was a ‘boom’ for everyone. The song is very good, I had said that I liked it a lot but it had not gone so viral. After little by little people sang it more, it was felt all over the world because even if they don’t speak Spanish, it’s a rhythm that’s contagious,” he said.
Then, on the 10th, he recounted the moment of kissing the World Cup trophy before the official delivery: “I saw her there and I couldn’t not do what I did. The Cup called me and told me ‘come, grab me’. I saw her that shone in that beautiful stadium and I didn’t think about it,” he said.
Lionel Messi acknowledged this Monday that he would have liked Diego Maradona to witness the consecration of the Argentine team in the World Cup in Qatar and hand him the cup after the vibrant final with France (3-3), which was defined in the penalty shootout in the lousail stadium.
Messi: “The World Cup closes the circle of my professional career”
Messi also assured that winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup “closes the circle” of his sports career, which at 35 years of age is in the final stage, with an impressive statistic of 1,006 games, 794 goals, 42 titles and 78 individual awards, including , 7 Ballon d’Ors.
“I had said it years ago: I knew that God was going to give it to me, that he had it reserved for me. If I could have picked a moment to win it, it would have been this. The World Cup closes the circle of my professional career“, considered the star in the interview with the station Urbana Play.
