“It is a strange feeling, as if not to be believed”, said Lionel Messi a year after the death of Diego Armando Maradona. “It seems incredible that a year has already passed, it seems on purpose that just when he is not there, Argentina is champion again after so many years,” he said.
In an interview with the Spanish media Marca, the captain of the Argentine team recalled Ten and assured that “I will always keep the best memories of him, I was lucky to share many things ”. Messi was summoned by Maradona to be part of the team that played the World Cup in South Africa in 2010.
The Argentine star said that he still thinks that “at some point you are going to see him on TV, in an interview giving his opinion on something.” “Seems like yesterday”He added about the day of the death of the Ten.
On November 25, 2020, Messi said goodbye to Maradona on his social networks: “A very sad day for all Argentines and for football. He leaves us but does not leave, because Diego is eternal. I keep all the moments. Nice lived with him and I wanted to take the opportunity to send my condolences to all his family and friends. RIP “.
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