The Astro Lionel Messi redoubled the commitment to the dispute he maintains in recent times with the fans of Mexico.
“They put themselves in a position to have a rivalry with us that does not really exist,” said the captain of Argentina in an interview with the simply football program that is broadcast on YouTube. “There is no comparison between Argentina and Mexico, and I don’t know where that was born.”
The crosses between Albiceleste and El Tri has already become a World Cup classic. The last one was in the first round of Qatar 2022, with 2-0 victory for those led by Lionel Scaloni. It was from that duel that the Argentine star, who arouses admiration in most of the fans rivals, became the white of the Mexicans.
“I don’t know what happened to the Mexicans, when that rivalry started, that anger,” Messi said. “I always felt very dear to the people of Mexico, I never lacked respect for anyone.”
The Rosario star scored four goals to Mexico, the last one at the crossroads in Qatar 2022. He never lost an official match against Mexicans.
Messi told in the interview that this was the goal he celebrated most in Qatar. “Not for people, much less. It was a very big relief and gave us the peace of mind of being what we were and depending on us,” he said, referring to the fact that this triumph led the classification to the round of 16 of the World Cup.
But outside the playing field, Messi was involved in a strange episode in the last World Cup with the shirt they exchanged with Andrés Guardado. The multi Mexican boxing champion, Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, considered an offense for his country that Messi left the jacket on the locker room.
While the incident later clarified and the boxer apologized for misunderstanding the action of Messi, the Argentine player was harassed by Mexican fans during a friendly inter Miami team against America from Mexico at the beginning of this year in Las Vegas. The Captain of the Inter scored a goal and celebrated it for the partiality of the Eagles raising three fingers, referring to the world titles of Argentina.
With agency information.
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