last night Argentine Football Association (AFA) List of concentrates published argentina national team Facing a duel between two people South American qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazilthe payroll he contains Mallorca right-back Pablo Maffeo had a few words to say about Lionel Messi.
Pablo Maffeo is a 26-year-old Spanish player born in a small town saint joan despi, But he has dual citizenship because his mother is Argentinian. It is for this reason that the Mallorca right-back qualified for the defending Argentina national team and was therefore called up by Lionel Scaloni.
taking this into account Gonzalo Montiel injured and Nahuel Molina The physical condition was very complicated, and Scaloni decided to recruit Maffeo. A player they’ve been watching since last year, so he’s finally been called.
Against this background, the player was interviewed by the channel Mallorca Democratic Union of the Congo And expressed his feelings after being quoted: “I think I have to be myself, I have to do the same things that I did at the club, no more and no less. The struggle, the work and above all the camaraderie. I Hopefully against Uruguay I can play against Gio because he will be a top player and I think he deserves it, and then against Brazil it will be a good game,” said the player.
He also revealed something about Lionel Messi, whom he has crossed swords with on several occasions when the defender played on the pitch. Huesca and Girona, Spain: “I think it’s unimaginable, it’s… it’s a great feeling to be able to share training, the dressing room, the concentration with the best football player in history and I’ve experienced the opposition and now the support, it’s brutal. I don’t know if he will agree because when I go to Huesca or Girona to play, the second leg is very good for me, In fact, I framed his t-shirt. “he promised.
Finally he said something about La Bombonera and Maracana Stadiumwhich will be the venue for the two qualifying matches: “They are two of the top stadiums in the world, so symbolic, and it’s obviously eerie to be able to go there,” he said.
Maffeo’s numbers
As a starter for Mallorca, Maffeo has played a total of 10 games between La Liga and the Copa del Rey so far this season and contributed 1 assist.