“Get up, you have to see it, don’t be a coward”: Romero described what happened in the penalty shootout of the World Cup final

A year rather than… 10 days has passed since his final World Cup in Qatar, where the Argentina of Lionel Messi defeated the France on penalties and crowned world champion after 36 years.

On the day of the final, the documentary about the legendary journey of the “Albiceleste” is expected in the cinemas, however, some of what the protagonists, who were none other than the players of Argentina, have said in it have been leaked.

THE Christian Romero he focused on what happened in the penalty shootout in the final, where history was being written and only one would smile at the end…

“I remember, Mbappe executed and scored. Messi also scored his own penalty. I didn’t see the others, I started praying on the grass. Martines saved the penalty and I flew“, he initially stated and continued:

“They asked me, I asked, I asked. I was bent over, Dybala came and said: “Get up, get up, you have to see it. Don’t be a coward”. I felt the voice of the fans and started praying for our third penalty when France missed the second.

I was asking God and all the saints of the world to give it to us. For Montiel’s penalty, Paulo came and picked me up“, he added, highlighting the moment he realized he had become a world champion:

“I started running and ended up kneeling alone. “It’s come true, dammit,” I said. I achieved the most important thing a footballer can dream of. “It’s five minutes when everything goes through your head and tears fall“, were the emotional words of her defender Tottenham.

?????? Cuti Romero on what was happening during the penalty shootout against France:

“I remember, Mbappe shoots, he scores it. Leo shoots, he scores it. I didn’t see any more penalties, I started praying on the floor. Emi saved the penalty and I threw myself on the floor.

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