French Lyon’s Argentinian defender Nicolas Tagliafico talked about what needs to be done for his compatriot, American Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi, to play in the 2026 World Cup. These words were reported by the Inter Miami News Center on the social network X (formerly Twitter). .
“We must win the 2024 America’s Cup. If our team had not won in Qatar, he would have retired from the national team long ago, but we did it and Messi is now enjoying his victory. “If we win the America’s Cup, he will want to continue,” he said.
After playing for two years as a free agent in the French PSG, the striker was transferred to Inter Miami in the summer of 2023 and received the captain’s armband soon after. On August 20, the Argentinian won the League Cup, the first trophy in America. After 14 matches for Inter Miami, Messi scored 11 goals and 5 assists.
At the end of the MLS regular season, Inter Miami failed to qualify for the tournament’s play-offs.
The Argentine forward won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time in his career on October 30. Messi became world champion with Argentina in December 2022.
Messi also played for Barcelona throughout his career, winning ten Spanish titles, four UEFA Champions Leagues, seven Spanish Cups, eight Spanish Super Cups, three European Super Cups and three Club World Cups with the club. He became French champion twice with PSG.
Messi before recognized Inter Miami’s best player