It was one of the most emotional scenes of the World Cup final in Qatar. lionel scaloni he crosses himself, raises his head and bursts into tears. The scene goes viral. The one who comes running to give you a hug is Leandro Paredes, one of those names that became a pillar of his cycle but who arrived physically touched at the World Cup and did not have the prominence that was expected of him. Both celebrate excitedly, but that video will go down in history. The coach literally seems to trigger emotion out of him when he sees his target.
Scaloni’s post and the messages from the National Team players a month after the World Cup title: “There will be nothing like it”
On December 18, Argentina beat France on penalties and won the trophy in Qatar
“At that point you say… Ugh, it’s over, what a relief, we made it but what a relief”, he reflected on the sensations that ran through his body in an interview with Valdano Universe that is broadcast on the channel Movistar. Although it was visualizing the Juventus midfielder that ended up making him cry: “I see him coming to him crying from the front. Leandro had suffered, he had entered the team, left the team ”.
“There is something symbolic about that. A player who starts the final as a substitute come and say thank you, ”Jorge Valdano, the 1986 world champion who currently has an interview program, told him in the interview. “Yes incredible… He arrived just right, he had had an injury, seeing him emotional made me emotional too. It was a very nice hug”, he acknowledged.
In this extensive interview in Mallorca, where he lives with his wife Elisa Montero and their two children, Scaloni also spoke about Lionel Messi’s leadership: “He’s a leader, obviously a footballer, but when he speaks I can guarantee that he says the right words. And what it transmits to the partner I have never seen, in any person. Not football eh, in no person I saw everything that he can transmit ”.
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With the captain at the helm, the Scaloneta was a trend on social networks after the first month of the historic coronation in Qatar. This was the reaction of netizens
“Amazing. It’s hard. I can tell you, but people would have to experience what he transmits when he speaks, how his colleagues look at him, the way they look at him, with admiration. It is very difficult to explain it, ”he summed up.
He also expressed why he wants to see him on the pitches during the 2026 World Cup to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada: “Knowing that he is happy on the pitch and happy with the National Team shirt. And that age for everyone, and even for him is a handicap, but surely having him in a group and having the 10th in a World Cup will generate something. I would leave it there, then we’ll see”.
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