Two years after a supposed altercation at PSG, Lionel Messi and Vitinha met this Sunday during the Parisian match against Inter Miami in the 8th finals of the Club World Cup. The two players exchanged a hug after the victory of Paris.
The reunion between Lionel Messi and PSG were highly expected. Two years after leaving the capital, the Pulga faced its former teammates for the first time this Sunday, on the occasion of the round of the World Cup between Paris and Inter Miami (4-0). If the Argentinian world champion has chained incendiary statements about a certain discomfort when he played at PSG, his behavior vis-à-vis his former partners, in particular Vitinha, was scrutinized.
In 2023, the two men would have had an altercation when the Argentinian was still a PSG player. According to the team, Messi had even let go, in essence, to his young teammate: “Not only are you weak but in addition, you hurt me.” Information denied by the Portuguese in person.
Hab with Kimpembe, discussion with Luis Enrique and Donnarumma
This Sunday, after the wide defeat of the Floridian franchise, the Pulga, however, exchanged an aeclaje with Vitinha at the final whistle, as if nothing had happened. In the corridors of the Mercedes Benz Stadium of Atlanta, Messi had the pleasure of finding Luis Enrique. It was under the orders of the Spanish that the attacker made with FC Barcelona the tripled Champions-Liga-Coupe League of Spain in 2015 and carried out the Rontada remained in the Annals in C1 in 2017 against … PSG.
Inter Miami number 10 also discussed with Gianluigi Donnarumma and Presnel Kimpembe, absent from the match sheet for this meeting. He exchanged his jersey with Ousmane Dembélé, his former teammate at Barça. “It’s good to see you again. The best of all time,” wrote Dembouz on his social networks. The reunion between Messi and PSG quickly turned to vinegar for Argentinian, swept by the European champions (4-0), who are now awaiting their opponent in the quarter-finals: either Bayern Munich, or Flamengo.
