After a pain-filled final – Messi and his teammates’ stunt on journalists

The team led by Lionel Messi did not communicate with journalists after the 0:1 overtime loss to Spain. Not a single player from the Argentina national team stopped in the mixed zone, and the team bus left the stadium about two hours after the final whistle.

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Disappointment was also evident in 39-year-old L. Messi. The most was expected from him regarding comments about the future in the national team, but the Argentina captain chose silence.

Since this World Cup was most likely the last in his career, journalists were waiting for at least a hint whether the forward intends to continue representing the national team. However, L. Messi left the stadium with his teammates without uttering a word.

The only one who communicated with the media was Argentina’s head coach Lionel Scaloni. He said he understood the players’ decision not to speak after such a painful evening.

“The guys did not want to talk at the moment, and that is completely understandable,” said the Argentine strategist.

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At the press conference, many questions were also asked about L. Scaloni’s own future. His contract with the Argentine Football Association is valid until this December, but the coach did not rule out the possibility of stepping down later.

“It was a huge honor for me to be here. I would not have imagined all this even in my wildest dreams. If the president wants, I will work until December, but what will happen later is hard to say. It is not easy to imagine that all this could be repeated,” said L. Scaloni.

The Argentina national team flew from New York to Buenos Aires early Monday morning. The approximately 11-hour flight should end Monday afternoon when the team lands at Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport.

However, this time the Argentines will return to their homeland not with the World Cup trophy, but with silence, silver medals, and questions about the future of the two most important people in the team.

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