De Paul: ‘Messi is our leader – He was here though he could have been at his son’s birthday’

THE Lionel Messi did not manage to compete in their away match Argentinian with Bolivia for the 2nd matchday of its qualifiers World Cup 2026 and not only did he not leave the Albiceleste mission, he traveled to La Paz and found himself on the bench with his teammates and Lionel Scaloni.

In fact, on Monday (11/09) when the world champions traveled to Bolivia, Messi’s second son, Mateohad his birthday as he turned eight, but that didn’t affect Pulga’s decision to follow the world champions’ squad for the tough away game.

This action did not go unnoticed by his teammates, who after the victory praised him in his statements, characterizing him absolute leader and example of love and care. First, Rodrigo De Paul reported: “He is an absolute leader and an example of love and care for the team. He could have gone and enjoyed his son’s birthday and yet he came here with uswhile his statements were on the same wavelength Emiliano Martines:

“Messi could have gone home, but he wanted to accompany us. This is something to be proud of“, characteristically, its goalkeeper said Aston Villa.

• “Having Messi with you despite not participating, is this an example of his leadership?”

De Paul: “He’s an absolute leader and an example of love and care for the team. He could have gone away and enjoyed his son’s birthday and yet he came here with us.”

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