The world champion and two-time champion of America Angel Di Maria He was honored and thanked all the fans for their love before the game of the Argentine national team facing Chili for the Eliminatory rounds for the World Cup 2026.
“Eternal thanks, now I’m just another fan. I’ll be at every Copa America and every World Cup with my family.”said Di María, after receiving a plaque from the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, and a replica of the Copa América, which he won twice in 2021 and 2024.
“I have a lot of feelings inside. It’s hard to talk. I want to thank all the people who work at AFA. It was 16 years with them. I lived through difficult things and ended up happy with them,” continued “Fideo,” who also had his farewell with the song “Don’t forget me” by Abel Pintos.
Even Lionel Messiwho stayed in Miami in full recovery, sent a message to Di María for his farewell: “I’m sorry I couldn’t be here on this very special night for you. I hope you enjoy this night with your family and loved ones.”.
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“This tribute is so well deserved for everything you gave us. On a personal level, we told each other everything we had to say. We were lucky enough to share a year together. Who would have thought about everything we went through with the National Team, everything we experienced. Beyond everything we had to go through, we ended up champions of everything. Enjoy it because you deserve it. We will miss you very much,” Leo concluded in a video.
In addition, together with his wife and daughters, the attacker watched, emotionally and with tears, a video reviewing his entire career with the national team, from his coronation in Beijing 2008 to the last Copa América in the United States in 2024.
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“WHO WOULD HAVE SAID THAT IT WOULD ALL END THIS WAY, AFTER EVERYTHING WE WENT THROUGH IN THE NATIONAL TEAM”
Messi’s message in the TRIBUTE TO DI MARIA. pic.twitter.com/JoQnGE2cYn
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