Kylian Mbappé, victim of memes after Argentina’s victory against Italy.
The match between Argentina and Italy for the 2022 Grand Final had not even finished. Lionel Messi still had a few minutes to raise the cup, but a name has begun to be repeated on social media: Kylian Mbappé.
The duel between the UEFA champions and Conmebol, in which Albiceleste crushed Azzurra 0-3 at Wembley, served not only to celebrate the new title, but also to recall the criticisms that the French player had said days before to South American footballers.
This week, Mbappé spoke with TNT Sports Brasil, in an interview in which he left several titles. And although the reason for the interview had to do with the renewal of the striker with PSG, Mbappé also stated: “In South America, football is not as advanced as in EuropeThat’s why in the last World Cup, if you look, it’s always the Europeans who win “.
Messages, memes, mockery and even insults have dedicated thousands of users on social networks to the world champion player with the French team in 2018.
Entering the controversy was the goalkeeper of the Argentine team, Dibu Martínez, who, when questioned about the Frenchman’s statements, expressed the following: “Bolivia in La Paz, Ecuador with 30 degrees, Colombia that doesn’t even breathe … They always play on perfect, wet fields, and they don’t know what it’s like to travel across South America“.
A few minutes after the goalkeeper spoke to TyC Sports, Lautaro Martínez did the same and took it upon himself to refer to Mbappé’s words. “Yes, I saw what he said, but Argentina and Brazil have players of a great hierarchy, of a great level. Brazil, like us, has the majority playing in Europe. I thought it was an unfair statement“.
Source: Clarin
