Just five days into the start of a new world Cup, delusion and anxiety grow in equal parts. The Argentina national team from Lionel Messi Y Lionel Scaloni he will make his debut next Tuesday against Saudi Arabia, for the first round of Group C. But first he will play a friendly against the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, starting at 12:30 (Argentina time).
Feelings are positive ahead of the start of the World Cup event in the Middle East. The good momentum that the Argentine delegation is experiencing indoors, the 35 games without defeats, the two titles in less than a year (Copa América 2021 and Finalissima 2022) and Messi’s great football level, both in PSG and in the Selection, allow dream of playing a good role in the tournament.
However, in this whirlwind present for the start of the World Cup, the Argentine’s number 10 stopped the ball to think and with the lap under the sole he gave away a luxury assist. Messi’s new game has been off the green grass ever since the captain will be giving away a shirt he wore with the national team to his followers on social media.
“To celebrate Athletic Club Momento’s alliance with the Argentine soccer team, I will give away the shirt I wore during the first half of the match we played against Honduras in September”, wrote Messi on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Furthermore, in the publication you can see the rosary showing the reserve jersey with the 10 on the chest and the patch of the champion of America.
“During the World Cup you can offer to keep the shirts that my teammates and I wear during the first half of each match”, La Pulga expanded in the same announcement.
Through the application ofMarket momentFans will be able to bid in Live Auctions at halftime of every game to own the jerseys worn by their favorite players in every first half. It’s an unprecedented way to bring the fans and protagonists of the sport closer together. And Leo will be part of this project together with the players of the Argentine national team.
a particular claim
The jersey that the captain of the Argentina national team directed by Lionel Scaloni was used in a rather particular match. The match against Honduras It was the first friendly played in the United States on a World Cup buildup tour.
On September 23, Argentina won comfortably 3-0 against the Central American team at Sun Life Stadium in Miami with a brace of Lionel Messi -a penalty- and a bit of Lautaro Martinez.
However, beyond the goalkeeper’s great goal from above that Rosario converted during the complement, the most remembered thing of the match was the crossbar he had with the midfielder Hector Castellano for a personal brand.
“Will you follow me throughout the game?”, asked Messi at the wheel of the Motagua with some annoyance. At that moment the Honduran assisted and then took the opportunity to ask for the shirt from Rosario’s star. The sequence was revealed by Castellanos after the final whistle.
And he was lucky. As soon as the match was over, Leo remembered, pointed to his chest and changed Castellanos’ shirt. The 10th substitute, the same one that is being raffled off on his social networks today.
“The shirt was a very nice detail. Having the shirt of the best in the world is a privilege, we will appreciate it at home. Very happy with this,” said Castellanos as soon as the match in which Leo emerged as a finished figure. as of this Tuesday, his followers may have the same luck as Castellanos.
Source: Clarin
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