Dad, the masseur of the national team: “We have lost ten years of Messi to devote ourselves to destruction”

The Argentine national team Lionel Messi Y Lionel Scaloni won the world Cup after 36 years after beating France in the final. Just five days have passed, but the stories of the protagonists have already begun to come to light, some better known and some less.

Marcello D’Andreabetter known as PopeHe is the national team physiotherapist and is also a close friend of Messi. Over the years he has established an almost family relationship with the captain of the Albicelestialwhom he has known since he was 19 and whom he loves like “a son”.

This man who worked alongside the Argentine staff for two decades was the first to finance Argentine players in lean times, when the ghost of lost finals haunted the players’ confidence and accumulated criticism.

“One tries to contribute his grain of sand from behind“, confirmed Pope in an interview with D Sports. The historic masseur of staggered He has already accompanied the Biancoceleste team to six World Cups. And in the defeat he was always the squire of Messi and company: “Everything said about him hurt me a lot. We are few who have seen their tears“, he confessed.

Furthermore, he referred to the attitude that Rosario assumed when he was unable to win anything with the blue-and-whites: “Every time they criticized him, Messi taught me that you have to shut up and keep working. That with work he would get everything. When they criticized us she said ‘you don’t have to answer’. For me he is not a friend, I feel like a son. ” And he added:” I know what Leo suffered, the long way. Messi was the one who spoke to us, he was the one who reassured us.”

However, from July 2021 onwards, everything changed. Argentina national team emerged champion of America, won the Final and lifted the World Cup. All this in less than two years. And Messi got what he was looking for, eternal glory with the blue-and-whites.

But Pope It is regrettable that the Argentine public is only now enjoying Lionel, who is already in the last years of his career. And furthermore he believes it is too late because “we have lost 10 years” of Rosario.

“Messi is a boy we unfortunately didn’t know. A great leader leaves us. And we’re knowing it now, that’s what hurts me. We have lost 10 absolute years of Messi, that the only thing we have dedicated ourselves to was destruction“, he brandished.

On the other hand, the masseur, who has a very special relationship with Lionel, confessed one of the moments of the celebrations that will remain in his memory forever: “One of the good things that happened to us is being left alone in his room after that ended it all I approached the room with tears in my eyes, I looked at him and he said to me: ‘We are already fat, we have it’“.

“Look at that face after the title, I’ll take it to my grave“Dad said after watching Lionel Messi be world champion with the Argentina national team.

Regarding the festivities, he highlighted: “When I was left alone in a corner I started crying. Even in the caravan, because with my old man we always said that we would make the Ricchieri full of celebrations and my old people got into my head. I wouldn’t stop crying. I think it was historic.”

Regarding the coaching staff of the Argentine national team, made up of Lionel Scaloni, Pablo Aimar, Walter Samuel and Roberto Ayala, the masseur said: “The main boss is Lionel Scaloni, he knew everything we were doing. The trust that existed between the coach with Captain, you won’t see her anywhere else.”

Finally, he highlighted Lionel Messi and his way of being: “He’s a person who’s never late. He’s always on time, he’s so honest with his work that you can’t let him down. Whether it’s for training, at dinner or to get a massage.”