Javier Mascherano told the amusing anecdote of his son’s meeting with Lionel Messi

Javier Mascherano is facing the great challenge of his budding coaching career: the Under 20 World Cup which will start this Saturday in Argentina, after the disappointing performance on his debut in the South American category. But before him he relaxed on the AFA stream and told an unmissable anecdote between his son Bruno and Lionel Messi.

Among the many topics he touched on, Jefecito didn’t miss an amusing anecdote involving his 6-year-old son and the best player in the world. As he confessed, Bruno is a great admirer of La Pulga, even though he knew little of his father’s success as a footballer.

“He recently found out that his father played soccer. And then she started with him wanting to take a picture with Messi. She texted him and Leo told her to come to his house after Christmas.“He told how the meeting went.

She continued: “When I got it, I couldn’t believe it. ‘It’s real? Oh really?’, I was wondering. Imagine she stared at him for half an hour and 40 minutes”.

“Now send audio to Chiqui Tapia asking him when he can come to the facility to take pictures with the World Cup,” added the Sub 20 DT.

Argentina’s journey in the Sub 20 World Cup

The Argentina Under 20 national team is in the last phase of its preparation for the World Cup which will begin this Saturday with the match between the Mascherano team and Uzbekistan.

Despite having obtained the ticket as organizer -before the defeat of Indonesia- and not through the South American, Albiceleste arrives at the youth tournament on the rise, given that it achieved two victories in friendlies against the Dominican Republic (4-0) and the Japan (2-1).

Argentina will now be looking for a seventh title in their history, but their first since 2007, when they defeated the Czech Republic.

The competition will take place in the country from 20 May to 11 June 2023 and in the group stage the selected team will meet Uzbekistan on Saturday 20 at 18:00 in Santiago del Estero, with Guatemala on Tuesday 23 at 18:00 pm in Santiago, and with New Zealand, Friday 26 at 18:00 in San Juan.