Images of Messi angry, to say the least, against Weghorst have been seen around the world, but the confusion was even worse ahead of the post-match interview. This is what journalist Esteban Edu, who conducted the interview, told the daily Olé: “Messi’s anger was mainly about the penalty shootout, when the Dutch tried to hinder the Argentines. The 19 [Weghorst] was waiting in the tunnel, he approaches Messi and asks him for his shirt. It was from there that Leo started to warm up. The Dutch player didn’t understand, he stopped and Messi insulted him. He insulted her much more before the start of the interview during which he was a little calmer. »
A cold anger, to the point that La Pulga was absent when answering the journalist’s questions. “Leo did not calculate me at any time during the interview. He was so hot he didn’t look at me or listen to my questions. I asked him about his incredible pass for Molina and he told me about van Gaal, FIFA… I couldn’t ask him. At one point, while we were on the air, I said to him: “Quiet Leo” because there were a lot of people from FIFA and you never know what can happen. The world football body has opened disciplinary proceedings against the two selections, but Lionel Messi will be on the pitch to face Croatia on Tuesday (8 p.m.).