Argentina convincingly beat Italy in the “Finalissima” three goals to zero to lift the second title of the Lionel Scaloni era at the helm of the albiceleste. Likewise, captain Lionel Messi did not hide his joy and reiterated after the victory that the team is up to the task and they have what it takes to fight a game against anyone in the world.
“As the other Today we are here to fight anyone. Today was a nice test against a great Italian team, a great team that plays very well, it could easily be a World Cup quarterfinal or semifinal match for you even though they didn’t qualify. It is a great team”, commented Lionel Messi.
“This group, this team has been growing. It’s what we want. We come from 10 very good days of work, that we rarely have them so often, we were able to continue improving what we already have, add variants to the game, it was one more demonstration that this group he is prepared for anything, always with his feet on the ground, with humility”, added Lionel Messi.
Messi, for his part, once again managed to lead the Albiceleste in a final and also lifted his second title with his national team; after having won the Copa América against Brazil and in the historic Maracaná Stadium.
Likewise, the Argentine star highlighted how special it has been to play this match and fight for a cup that came back to the surface . In addition, conquering her at the historic Wembley and against the European champion made it more unique.
“Beautiful ending. What we live here, the people, the Argentines. We knew it was going to be a nice game, a nice setting to be champions and well, luckily it happened. As a result of the first goal I think the game has already changed and we handled it differently. The second half was spectacular”, reiterated the striker.
Now the next step for Lionel Messi’s Argentina is prepare a series of friendly matches to then face the next World Cup in Qatar 2022 and where they are one of the main rivals to beat.
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