Leo Messi spoke on the field, with his three goals and two assists in Argentina-Bolivia (6-0), and he also spoke after the game showing his preferences on which player should win the Ballon d’Or in his opinion.
“He had a spectacular year, he scored a goal in the final, he was the top scorer in the Copa América; he deserves the Ballon d’Or more than anyone,” said Leo, who He won his eighth Ballon d’Or in 2023 and on October 28, his successor will be announced at the France Football gala, organizer of the award.
The two Lionels agree
Who is the player in question? “I hope Lautaro (Martínez) wins the Ballon d’Or, he deserves it more than anyone. If it doesn’t come now, I’m sure that satisfaction will come later,” Messi added.
On Tuesday, on the eve of Argentina-Bolivia, Lionel Scaloni, Argentine coach, He also campaigned for Lautaro Martínez, Inter Milan forward, expressing himself in the same terms as Leo.
Lautaro Martínez won Serie A with Inter and the Copa América with Argentina last season and in both competitions he was the top scorer: 24 goals in 33 games in the Italian championship 5 goals in 6 games in the continental tournament, including the decisive one in the final against Colombia (1-0).
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The only drawback for ‘Toro’ was in the Champions League, where he only scored two goals in 8 games and missed the penalty in the shootout against Atlético de Madrid that gave Simeone’s team qualification for the quarterfinals.
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