The former international Daniel Passarella expressed this Friday the “great emotion” he felt when he saw the soccer team of Argentina become world champion in Qatar 2022.
During an interview with the channel TyC Sportsthe former defender who won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups with the Albiceleste said that “it was a great emotion to see Argentina champion” and highlighted the figure of the captain, Lionel Messiwho “knew how to lead the boys to the way they had to play.”
“He was the most important player in the World Cup,” summed up the only Argentine soccer player to accumulate two titles in that sporting event.
passarella indicated that “the other colleagues also supported him a lot, they made a great effort and they gave everything as they wanted”, while reiterating that “he deserves it Messi“.
However, the ‘Kaiser’ did not want to talk about the comparisons between the ‘Flea’ and other historical players of the Albiceleste, because, in his opinion, both Mario Alberto Kempes in 1978 as Diego Armando Maradona in 1986 were protagonists.
“It has been a great emotion, also for the people who have come out to celebrate everywhere and I liked this recognition from the people a lot, because it is something difficult to achieve”, highlighted the former defender of River Plate and the italians Fiorentina and Inter de Milan.
The title achieved by the ‘Scaloneta’ in Qatar 2022after beating in the final to France -who was the current champion- was the third in history for Argentinawho obtained it in 1978 and 1986.
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