Iván Tapia, captain of Barracas Central, confessed that in a talk with the Argentine star in Miami where he commented that he told him about the match in which Platense eliminated the millionaire in the Monumental, in the rooms of the Opening Tournament.
Lionel Messi He demonstrated his passion for Argentine football again in a talk that surprised everyone and that He had River as the protagonist. Iván Tapiamidfielder and captain of Barracas Central, He revealed an anecdote in which the star of the Argentine National Team spoke of a Millionaire match In the Opening Tournament.
The meeting was given in a personal visit from Tapia, when Messi received it with total simplicity. “He told me: ‘Come and greet me’. I was sitting at the bank, he asked me to stay and we talked for a while. That moment was impressive and speaks of how big it is”, Said the handsome player in dialogue with ESPN.
What most caught the attention was the direct reference to the Núñez club. “We chat of everything. I didn’t know that I looked our football and I was surprised because he told me about the River party against Platense, in the Monumental when River was eliminated”Tapia detailed, about that match in which the squid won in the penalty shootout.
The anecdote went crazy to the Riverplatenses fans on social networks, who celebrated that Messi closely follow the team. Besides, Tapia said that Leo also mentioned other local tournament teams such as Riestrahighlighting how they complicate the rivals. “That marked me, because he shows that he is aware of everything that happens“He added.
Then, he added: “He told me: ‘Look Platense, he has to put him because anyone can arrive. Look at how it complicates the games‘. It caught my attention because the guy can be doing something else and looks at our football. That speaks of how enormous it is”.
In X, many millionaire fans echoed revelation and lived it as a confirmation of what they always suspected. “Everyone knows that Messi is chicken“A user wrote, while others stated that the Rosario”Follow all our games” y “It always has praise for River”.
Why is it said that Messi is a River fan? It is very common for football fans to admire players from their team, and it is rare that a child idolatrous to the figure of a rival club. However, there are notable exceptions such as Leo, Who had Pablo Aimar as an idol, the talented number 10 of the millionaire. This admiration is particularly unusual, since the Rosario did not opt for referents of his own club, Newell’s.
On December 20, 2015, River freshly crowned champion of the Copa Libertadores, faced the powerful Barcelona of Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar in the Final of the Club World Cup. The supremacy of the Spanish team was evident and the match ended 3-0 in their favor, a result that many considered favorable for Marcelo Gallardo’s team.
The most striking of that meeting happened when Messi opened the scoring at 36 minutes of the first half. After scoring the 1-0, the Argentine star not only refrained from celebrating the goal, but, with a gesture of respect, he raised his arm to River’s fans. This gesture was interpreted as an apology, an act that the players often do when they mark a goal against the team of which they are followers.
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