10/01/2026
Leo Messi on the new Argentina generation
"After the 2018 World Cup a whole generation ended and a new era began with lots of young players who loved me."
"De Paul, I always tell him heโs very similar to Pocho Lavezzi in that sense, was very charismatic, always joking around, always making the group."
"De Paul was the one who broke that barrier. He made things more natural inside the group, helped us all gain confidence and loosen up."
"In that case I was actually the โnew oneโ, the one who had to adapt to them, and De Paul helped me a lot because he made that adaptation easier for all of us."
