Lionel Messi He was one of the footballers who wrote a letter to Angel of Marywhich was read at the Monumental by Pulce, connected via video, to celebrate Fideo on the occasion of his farewell to Argentina as a national team: “I hope you have a great time with your family and loved ones tonight (before Argentina-Chile, ed.). We said everything we had to say, we shared so much… Who would have thought it would end like this? We will miss you a lot, see you soon”.
Di Maria instead spoke to the audience: “I have many conflicting feelings inside. First of all I want to thank all the employees of the AFA. I spent 16 years in the Albiceleste, I experienced difficult moments and other wonderful ones. I am very emotional, it is difficult to speak”.
The former Juventus player continued: “I was lucky enough to play with different generations. We couldn’t win anything before, but they taught me to keep fighting and I want to thank them for that. These guys instead gave me the chance to win everything, I will always be grateful to them. I leave like this, with all this love. Thank you forever, now I’m one more fan, in the Copa America and the World Cup. We have a lot of ‘balls’ to keep winning. Finally I’d like to say a few words for my wife and my daughters, who never let criticism hurt me”.