The great recognition of Conmebol to Messi: the song by La Sole that made him remember Maradona, a statue and the gift that he considered “a lot”

Tribute the Sole to Messi in the Conmebol

Lionel Messi had a stellar moment in the Conmebol tribute to the world champion Argentine team in Qatar. In the preview of the draw for the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana in Luque, the 35-year-old forward was in the spotlight when Soledad Pastorutti took the stage. It is that the singer sang “Brindis”, a sensitive song in the intimacy of the Albiceleste and that she knew how to whisper to Diego Maradona himself on stage in 2006. But the PSG man also received several gifts, including the baton for best player of history.

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La Sole finished her song standing in front of La Pulga, taking him by the hand and face to face. In more than a moment of her interpretation, the eyes of the former Barcelona turned glassy, ​​prowling with tears. “I am extremely excited, because to sing to emotion you have to control it. I want to thank you for the immense joy that you gave us, especially because you showed that you were united, and you gave us an example,” said the artist.

“It is a song that was given to me 17 years ago, in a difficult personal moment. Having sung it to Diego in 2006 and now singing it to you… ”, she was moved. Almost immediately, another detail that touched Messi’s heart. Two holograms of Pelé and Maradona appeared on the screen praising him. “Argentina likes good players, Lio had shown it, I love him very much. He’s breaking it, let the others talk. I love you a lot, brother, really,” the virtual Fluff told him.

The day La Sole sang to Maradona

“With Leo we have several historical moments of his, he gave me the opportunity to present him with medals and cups. Today I want to comply with you, promises are debts, at some point you had told me, ‘I need something for my museum’. We want to give you back, recognize you and get you out of here completely ”, warned Alejandro Domínguez, president of the South American Confederation, when he invited him on stage. And he gave him a replica of the World Cup and another of the Finalíssima (“we won it from the Europeans”, he highlighted). “The one you lack is the Libertadores,” he prodded him, tempting him with a landing in South America, before his permanent flirtation with a return to Newell’s, the club where he was born.

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It was the footnote for Lionel’s speech. “Thank you very much for these two Cups that we had talked about, I am going to keep them in the museum at home, where I have some more as well. Thank you and all of Conmebol for this tribute to all of us and for the gift they gave me; Por la Sole, this theme is very significant for the wardrobe, we listen to it a lot, it reminds us of Diego, she sang it to him, it was a very nice moment, thank you very much, ”she prefaced.

“We are experiencing very beautiful, special moments, playing Argentina again after having been world champions, with many signs of affection. This was different from everything else, the people of Argentina show it at all times, in many parts of the world they were happy for us, for me and for bringing the Cup back to South America, for a South American country to be world champion again.” he continued.

“I think that beyond all the love we are receiving, we are not really aware of what it means to be world champions, this is for life. Here there are a lot of world champions who can tell us. It was what I was missing, thank God I was able to achieve everything in football. Thank all my teammates, the coaching staff, Chiqui (Tapia), who was by our side. I have to enjoy what I have left, I don’t know how much it will be, enjoy what I always did, I love football. Thank you very much ”, he closed, implying that he is in the epilogue of an immense trajectory.

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“I want to ask your permission because there is someone who wants to take a picture with you,” Domínguez invited him to one side of the podium. There the coverage fell and a life-size statue of the star emerged, with the Cup in its hands. “It’s the same, it’s the same, spectacular,” accepted the Albiceleste captain. “It will remain in the museum with the statues of Maradona and Pelé,” announced the host Juanjo Buscalia.

But in addition to the replicas, something else will travel to the showcases of La Pulga’s home in Barcelona, ​​where he has his collection of gifts: a “world football commando” baton. A euphemism to decree it as the best in history. “This is a lot” the striker was surprised.

“I had never dreamed of all this, my dream was to enjoy being a professional soccer player, to be able to do what I liked, to play ball. I always tried to improve myself, to want more. It is a very long road, with disappointments, defeats, but I always looked forward, I wanted to go for a win. It is the most important thing, fight for your dreams, everything is possible. The ball is the most beautiful thing there is, ”he concluded before the entire delegation took the stage for a last and thunderous“ Boys ”.

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