Athletistic/Football. Argentina national team midfielder Angel Di Maria told the details of the conflict between Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, which occurred during the match of the 3rd round of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This meeting ended with a victory for the South American team with a score of 2:0.
“Even my grandmother understood that Messi deliberately opposed Lewandowski. Such things sometimes stay with Leo. When someone talks about Messi, sooner or later he will respond to you on the pitch. Messi is used to talk this way.
I think it’s normal. There are people who sometimes don’t respect him and don’t understand that he is the best player in the history of football. And Leo doesn’t need to say anything in the media, because then he goes on the pitch and it will be much worse for you,” Mundo Deportivo quotes Di Maria.
The publication notes that the strained relationship between Messi and Lewandowski began in 2021, when the Argentine was awarded the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time in his career. Then Lewandowski was unhappy with the fact that he only took second place in the voting.
It is worth noting that Messi is a Barcelona legend and played for the Blaugrana from 2000 to 2021. Lewandowski currently defends the colors of the Catalan club. He joins Barça in the summer of 2022.
Source: Sport
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