Leo Messi in the match of Argentina in front of Ecuador

IRREGULAR YEAR OF LEO

Messi did not shine in 2020 with the Barça, but found the peace in Argentina

Published:1/01/2021 - 16:02h

Updated:1/01/2021 - 16:02h

The 2020 of Lionel Messi was marked by his attempt of leakage of the FC Barcelona, what ocasionó that, sorpresivamente, 'The Flea' found in his selection his shelter

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It has finished the 2020, a year in which the coronavirus was the main protagonist and forced to all the sectors to replantearse, in all the senses. The football saw the consequences and the big clubs, like the FC Barcelona, also. However, the more resaltante in the year in the City Condal has been the attempt of leakage of Lionel Messi, in August, that indirectly has conditioned to the team in what it goes of the season 2020-2021.

From it does more than a decade, Leo Messi has been the engine of the Barça and big manager of the attainments of the blaugrana, so much the titles like the exert in the field. The star of Rosario debuted officially in the 2004 with the first team and since, has been determinant in each one of the seasons. However, in 2020 the situation changed completely.

'The Flea' continue being the most important footballer of the Barça, but no the same of previous years. In the past summer, when it tried to abandon the club and sent a burofax to the managerial culé, chaired in this moment by Josep María Bartomeu, the situation of the Argentinian had a change of 180 degrees. His attitude changed and, such as he same recognised, what lived dragged him in the beginning of campaign. In spite of this, keeps on being indisputable and important.

Of there to that, when had the first opportunity to abandon Barcelona, took air at last. Messi, questioned from always in his country because it has not won a title with his selection, has found a shelter in Argentina, where himself has achieved to smile dressing the elastic. Of course that it has not played the expected, by the modifications in the calendar to consequence of the COVID-19, but when it has done it, shows that it is a totally distinct player (and motivated).

In October of 2020 began the eliminatory of the Conmebol for the World-wide of Catar 2022 and, with this, the joy of Messi. His exert was stood out in a selection that accommodated to his captain. 'The Flea' found with a group of players younger, but also with old friends. In the last date FIFA, returned to the announcement of Lionel Scaloni the player of the PSG, Ángel gave María, with the one who Messi had coincided in a lot of opportunities.

The good moment of Messi had big results

With the captain one hundred percent enchufado, the exert of Argentina only could be positive. And like this it went it. In the first parties of the eliminatory, in October, achieved two importantísimas victories, in front of Ecuador (1-0), in Buenos Aires, where Messi annotated the so much of the victory from the eleven metres, and in front of Bolivia (1-2) in The Peace.

In November, the forward culé was still in his best moment, at least in the selection, and went determinant in the tie in front of Paraguay (1-1) and the victory in front of Peru (0-2), although it did not achieve to convert. Like this then , Argentina occupies the second square of the classification, with ten points of twelve possible, only by behind Brazil, that has registered a puntaje perfect in the four parties contested to date.

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