Messi’s mother confesses on the worst moment of the Qatar 2022 World Cup final won by the Argentine team

She is the woman who, for a long time, wept silently over the criticism the third of her four children received while representing the country and doing what she loved best: playing soccer. Maria Celia Cuccittinithe woman who was carrying Lionel Andrés and gave birth to him on June 24, 1986, also unlocked herself by obtaining the Copa América 2021, because she saw the “Pulce” happy, winning a title with the Old Argentina national team, after so many frustrations.

This is how he told it two days after lifting the Copa América against Brazil, when he broke the habit and appeared on TV -or at least his voice-. They called her live from the cycle ‘We in the morning’ (El Trece) and she confessed: “It hurt every last hair, but I had faith that God would grant me this miracle”.​

And, with his conquest at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, from the Lusail stadium box that he shared with the rest of the Rosario star’s family, he saw Lionel cross his arms over his head and say with his lips ‘That’s it’, referring to the fact that he needed nothing else in his career full of individual titles, collective titles in clubs and now also in the national team.

In the last few hours, a video of the journalist has emerged Franco Russowho shared on his social networks the moment he approached Lionel Messi’s mother still on the pitch where they were celebrating an unforgettable conquest.

“I’m happy like all Argentines, we suffer more in the family”revealed Celia Cuccittini, at the beginning of a video where her voice maintains the tranquility and simplicity with which it has always been known.

But like all Argentine Albiceleste fans, he had to suffer during the final against France, due to two comebacks by Kylian Mbappé and the drama of the penalties.

“After their first goal, all the illusions we had were disarmed”confided the 62-year-old woman, and also the mother of Rodrigo, Matías and Sol.

There, goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez appeared, becoming a hero between the last play of extra time, the shot saved by Coman and the mental duel that beat Aurélien Tchouaméni, who shot the ball wide.

“He always saves us. I tell Dibu that he is a genius, the best”he assured.

Those were the worst moments of the most exciting final in the history of the World Cup, for the dominance of Argentina for 70 minutes, the reaction of France, the ups and downs of domination and the possibilities of danger that presented themselves until the last minute of extra time. . And there, the thought of Lionel Messi’s mother was everyone’s: “I had faith, always, I said it couldn’t happen again”.

The rest of the story is already known. Celia Cuccittini embraced her son once the awards ceremony was over and left one of the most beautiful images of the World Cup in Qatar, with the serenity of having done his duty.