With what number did Lionel Messi debut in the Argentine team?

With what number did Lionel Messi debut in the Argentine team?

What almost no one remembers is the particular dorsal with which the Rosario made his debut in the national team. He was the 18an unprecedented number in his entire career.

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a juvenile Messi he received his first ball and on his way out at speed he took half a body from his rival, who grabbed him by the shirt and slapped him to get him off of him, Rosario saw the red card. It barely lasted just 45 seconds on the court.

Years later, the Peterman told what his harangue was in the locker room for the ‘Flea’ before going out to the field: “You have a lot of capacity, you are going to be the best player in the world, I envision that. This is going to help you learn, talk to the boys with the most experience, let go and you will have many years in the National Team”.

That day, Argentina beat him in a pale performance by 2 to 1 to Hungary in a friendly that had great surnames in the initial team that he formed with: Leonard Franco; Lionel Scaloni, Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze, Juan Pablo Sorín; Luis Oscar González, Lucas Bernardi, Maximiliano Rodríguez; Andres D’Alessandro; Lisandro Lopez and Hernan Crespo. Also, the coach was Jose Nestor Pekerman.

Messi he is considered the current best player in the world, just as he was at the time Diego Armando Maradonawho also officially debuted with the Argentine National Team in view of Hungary.

Coincidences? It is not known, but the 47 million Argentines have the same dream as Lionel and how did you have Diego in 86, raise the longed for world Cup in qatar.

Source: Ambito

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