ᑕ❶ᑐ Inter Milan star reveals his emotions about playing with Lionel Messi
Argentina national team players have only one goal once the 2022 FIFA World Cup is created: To win the trophy for Lionel Messi. The tournament in Qatar will mark the last for the Paris Saint-Germain star.
As a result, many in the squad, like Lautaro Martinez, want to give Messi the storybook ending of lifting the World Cup to crown his international career with the South American nation.
“I will choose Messi because I wanted to play with him since I first saw him on TV,” Martinez told Inter Media House (h/t Always Inter) when asked who his favorite player is. “I realized a dream when I started playing with Leo. »
Messi enters the tournament in good shape. After struggling in his debut season with the French giants, the 35-year-old has bounced back with 12 goals and 14 assists in 19 total appearances this campaign.
The veteran striker will be the straw that fuels Argentina’s attack, having scored a goal and registered an assist in the last friendly against the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
However, now the games are so real as Messi and the team kick off their World Cup in Group C against Saudi Arabia, an opponent they need to get all three points from.