Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni paid tribute to Lionel Messi on Saturday, praising his workforce captain and revealing he performed within the Copa America win over Brazil with an harm.
“If you knew the way that he played in Copa America you’d love him even more,” Scaloni informed reporters after Argentina’s 1-0 win on the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
“You can never do without a player like him, even when he is not fully fit like in this game and the previous one,” he added.
Scaloni didn’t say what the harm was however he showered Messi with reward on an evening Argentines took to the streets in big numbers to rejoice their first worldwide title in 28 years and Messi’s first victory with the nationwide facet.
Messi, winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award a document six instances, has received each membership and particular person honour with Barcelona however he had misplaced all 4 of his earlier finals with Argentina.
The 34-year previous had proven his frustration with the defeats, retiring after dropping the 2016 Copa America to Chile solely to return to the worldwide fold a couple of weeks later.
Scaloni confirmed Leo Messi performed the Copa remaining with a hamstring harm.
I cant even describe him anymore 🐐 pic.twitter.com/CVzE6zI5dH
— 🪄🇳🇱 (@FDJChief) July 11, 2021
❗| Scaloni has revealed that Messi performed in opposition to Colombia and Brazil within the Copa America, with a hamstring harm. [@SC_ESPN]
Blood, Sweat, tears, and eventually GLORY❤️🐐 pic.twitter.com/aPjDUAHROi
— Team Messi ❄ (@TheMessiMania) July 11, 2021
“In the end he did not throw in the towel and he succeeded,” Scaloni mentioned.“We are talking about the best footballer of all time and everyone knew how important it was for him to win a title with the national team.”“I have a relationship that is different than the (usual) coach-player relationship,” Scaloni added. “It’s closer. We greet each other, we hug each other, and I am eternally grateful to him and his team mates.”
