The “Night of the Stars” was influential for the national team players and their coach, Lionel Scaloni, who were present in Asuncion, the headquarters of the Confederation.
“The time has come for a South American team to be crowned the World Cup title,” said Argentine star Lionel Messi, during his honor with his country’s national team on Monday in Paraguay by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), after winning the 2022 Qatar World Cup title.
Messi witnessed the unveiling of a statue of him, which will be placed in the Confederation Museum, along with the statues of the late Brazilian legends Pele and Argentine Diego Maradona.
The “Night of the Stars” was influential for the national team players and their coach, Lionel Scaloni, who were present in Asuncion, the headquarters of the Confederation.
“I am very happy,” said Messi, 35, seven-times world player of the year. career), no matter what.
Messi, in his fifth participation in the World Cup, managed to win the prestigious title to add to the Copa America and an impressive collection of titles at the club level, most of them with Barcelona.
Argentine singer Soledad Pastoruti gave him the song “Brendis”, which she sang for Maradona, the Argentine captain towards its second title in the World Cup in 1986, with a wonderful individual effort.
The French player, Paris Saint-Germain, had published the song on social media to share what he experienced in the World Cup in Qatar, especially the final against France, which ended in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 tie in the regular and extra time.
The singer came down from the stage to Messi’s seat, holding his hand as she sang. “It’s very touching. To have you perform this song for me is a wonderful moment,” Messi added.
CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez presented a copy of the World Cup to Messi, describing him as “the leader and reference of world football.”
And in a video via artificial intelligence and holography, Pele and Maradona talked about the extraordinary talent of Messi.
The Mosquito explained: “Apart from all the emotion we receive, we have not yet understood what it means to be world champions.”
Argentina won a friendly against Panama 2-0 Thursday in Buenos Aires, which celebrated its players in the first match after the World Cup. Underrated Curaçao will meet Tuesday to celebrate with their fans in the north of the country in Santiago del Estero.
