Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Wednesday October 16, 2024 at 11:51 a.m.
Author of a hat-trick and two assists during Argentina’s crushing victory against Bolivia in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup (6-0), Lionel Messi (37) then spoke about his future. And he still intends to enjoy it.
A few hours after the complicated match of his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo, very angry after Portugal’s draw in Glasgow in the Nations League (0-0), Lionel Messi had a feast with Argentina. Opposed to Bolivia on Tuesday evening at the Monumental in Buenos Aires, the home of River Plate, as part of the 10th day of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in the South American zone, the Argentines largely won (6-0) , with a stratospheric Messi. The eight-time Ballon d’Or scored a hat-trick and delivered two assists, for Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez, and allowed the Albiceleste to maintain the lead in the standings, three points ahead of Colombia and six ahead of Uruguay and Brazil, a Seleçao who also performed well against Peru (4-0). After the meeting, Messi, over the moon, spoke about his future. And the one who will celebrate his 38th birthday next June does not seem ready to retire.
“I feel comfortable”
“I haven’t set a date or a deadline, I’m just enjoying all of this,” he then confided. “I’m happy to be here and to feel the love of the people because I know that it could be my last (matches).” “Moved” by the affection he receives from supporters and his teammates, Messi is fulfilled, and still wants to continue in the selection: “Despite my age, when I am here, I have the impression of being a kid because of the stupid things I do because I feel comfortable. As long as I see that I feel good and I can continue to help the team in the way I want, we will continue to do so. enjoy.” The former Parisian also spoke about the end of the season for his club, Inter Miami, at the top of the MLS regular season and which will begin the play-offs on October 25. “I now have the end of the season, then start the year by having a good pre-season. Last year, I didn’t have one because we had a lot of traveling from one place to another, which which the club needed, but it was not a good preseason,” he recalled again. Before pushing to the 2026 World Cup?
