The former River and France player explained what his meeting with Maradona was like, after the memorable final against Italy, where he was the only one who missed a penalty.
The former French player with Argentine ancestry David Trezeguet told a funny anecdote next to Diego Maradonawho consoled him after having missed a penalty in the 2006 World Cup finalplayed in Germany.
“I’m the one who missed the first penalty, my idea was, ‘El Pelado (Fabien) Barthes is going to save, there’s a chance’. Not only was there no chance, there wasn’t a photo either because he took the opposite shot. where the ball was going, at the fourth penalty I said, ‘Please at least I was in the photo,'” The former River player began by saying.
The former striker, 46, was a key player in the France team and participated in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy, where he was the only one to miss a penalty.
The meeting with Maradona
After the match, Trezeguet explained what his meeting with Maradona was like: “We were in the same hotel and it was through my mother that at one point she contacted me and told me, ‘Come down, I want to introduce you to a person, they asked about you.’ Diego was with his people, I went down to a room and That was my first contact with Diego”, He explained about the first time he met the Argentine star.
And he detailed the message that Maradona issued: “I remember that anecdote because Diego greeted him (Barthes) in his own way and when I entered he told me ‘David, it was impossible and you know it, you had the bullet man in the goal, he threw himself like that, he didn’t take his hands out'”he told ESPN.
It is worth remembering that that remembered final against Italy, where in regulation time it ended 1 to 1, with the expulsion of Zinedine Zidane after a headbutt to defender Marco Materazzi. After the tie, Trezeguet was the only one to miss on penalties and Italy won the trophy in Berlin.
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