rodrigo de paul In statements to Fox Sports, he recalled the promise he made to him Messi during the Qatar World Cup which culminated in the conquest of the third world championship by the team. The event occurred after having suffered the injury against the Netherlands at a time, in which the captain asked him not to take risks so as not to miss the other matches of the tournament.
“I was injured two days before the game, in a small game. I felt something behind and yes, I had hurt myself. I didn’t break, I had a strain, which is like a grade 1. It was on the last play of training. I never I had not injured or torn any muscles.“, said.
while this happenedMessi asked the Atlético de Madrid midfielder not to play, since, any inconvenience would have left him without the possibility of playing the following matches.
Later the flea Told him: “I promise you that I’m going to take you to the semifinals, don’t risk it, you’ll most likely be left out.’ For him to tell me like that… is strong. I didn’t want to go against Messi, he didn’t tell me from captain but as an older brother”, confessed.
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