Lionel Messi is an idol. For other players, for coaches, for soccer fans, for foreigners and, above all, for Argentines. And then, in the Argentine chapter, there are no exceptions, not even journalists. The journalists who this Monday applauded Messi when the player got up to leave the press conference he had just given.
In anticipation of Argentina’s debut in the World Cup in Qatar, this Wednesday from 10 am against Saudi Arabia, The PSG forward confirmed again that this will be the last World Cup of his career and guaranteed to be in the best physical conditions to help the selection. Although, hours before, an impressive photograph appeared of the swelling in Messi’s left ankle during training, with the player absent from the first work sessions in Qatar due to an “overload” in the calf.
Messi press conference finished. Applause included. One more tournament following Leo Messi pic.twitter.com/xC08vhxhPH
— Alfredo Martinez (@Alfremartinezz) November 21, 2022
“It’s my last World Cup, for sure. It is the last chance to achieve this great dream. I feel very well physically and I am in a great physical and personal moment. I have no problem. I trained separately the other day because I had pain and just in case, nothing special, ”the Argentine began by saying before relativizing the idea of living the“ happiest moment ”of his career. “I want to live in the present and enjoy. I don’t know if it’s the happiest moment of my career but I’m doing very well. I’m a different age, I’m more mature and I just want to take advantage and experience the World Cup with great intensity”, he added.
The truth is that, approximately one year after winning the Copa América, Argentina appears in the World Cup in Qatar as one of the main favorites to win the title. With Messi in good shape, which was evident at the start of the PSG season and Dybala, Lautaro and even Enzo Fernández accompanying him, Lionel Scaloni’s team is on the right track. pole position shared with Brazil in the race to an eventual final.
Lionel Messi trained normally, but with the bill like this, on a day of his debut against Saudi Arabia in #Qatar2022????????
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– Sports Center (@SC_ESPN) November 21, 2022
Together with Messi’s conference in Qatar, which ended with applause from the journalists, Argentina once again made it clear that in the country the passion for football has few or no limits. The Argentine Senate is preparing to spend a large part of the period in which the World Cup takes place without any activity – or discussing only those issues on which there is consensus with the opposition – because one of the senators requested a special one-month leave of absence. So that? Going to Doha to watch the national team matches.
Source: Observadora
