"WE ARE VERY CLOSE", ACCORDING TO MESSI
Leo Messi leaves Argentina a 'step' behind the best Barça
The Argentina team is the sole leader of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and Leo Messi has referred to the fact that they are "close" to equaling the best FC Barcelona in history
Argentina lives in state of grace, even after having topped in Qatar like champion of the world. During the morning of this Wednesday, the directed by Lionel Scaloni imposed in front of Peru with a doublet of Lionel Messi that it allows them situate in the highest of the clasifcación of the eliminatory sudamericanas for the World-wide of 2026. They add four victories (12 points), seven goals in favour and any against. The superiority is more than evident regarding the rest of countries sudamericanos.
They are five the units of difference on the second square, occupied by Uruguay after the victory in front of Brazil, and everything seems to indicate to that the albiceleste will be still in the same line, with the Glass America to the doors. 'The Flea' keeps on being the maximum reference and in Lima has remained evidenciado. Cuajó A party with very good feelings, signed a doublet sensacional and left some statements that have not happened careless for anybody.
The unexpected reflection of Leo Messi
Messi is conscious of the growth of Argentina, his mejoría and the capacity to follow evolving although they already have arrived to the olimpo of the football with the achievement of the Glass America, in 2021, and the World-wide, in 2022. The current player of the Inter of Miami, thus, was questioned by in which place of his career situated to this albiceleste. His answer has not had waste.
The attacker of 36 years has reflexionado that "it asked it to me just the other day. This team is impressive, is still in growth, every time plays better. Compare us with the Barcelona, that is the best team of the history, is a lot, but think that are very cerquita by what come showing, for having gone out champion of America and of the World. Have grandísimos players. Play the one who play, does not notice because there is a very marked style, that identifies us a lot and likes us. We expect to be still in this way".
Messi insisted in that they have given a lot of steps to achieve paginate between all, but the dispute of the Glass America in 2021 was the point that changed it everything for the selection, because they removed a weight of on. Since, they have lived an authentic tale of fairies: "From the Glass America won in Brazil free us and grew. And after winning the Glass of the World, much more. The team is with a lot of confidence, very loose. Play where play always is leading and wants the ball. We feel us very well and we enjoy playing of this way".
The point diferenciador of Argentina
Likewise, the captain of Argentina has highlighted the point diferenciador of this selection. It has recognised that "the human influences a lot of. If there is a good group and good environment in the changing room, the thing is much easier. We come showing does long that this is a grandísimo group. There are boys very young, that although they won everything, want to follow winning things. The message that went down the technician after the World-wide is that we began of zero again, and that when it wins is more difficult to achieve the things".
Finally, it has confessed how it will live this last quarter of the year: "Now I will train and I will treat to arrive the best possible to the parties with Uruguay and Brazil of the month of November. Afterwards I will enjoy the holidays in Argentina, with much more time that other times, and in January will start the pre-season of zero".
