Legendary striker Pele, before his death, wished that the Argentina national team and Lionel Messi would win the World Cup in 2022. With this, the “King of Football” horrified his loved ones, but they paid tribute to the “sky blue”, who eventually beat the French in the World Cup final.
The daughter of the famous scorer Kelly Nascimenta wrote about this on her page on the social network Instagram. She published a picture with Messi’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo and shared her memories of the last moments of her outstanding father’s life.
“After the defeat of Brazil by Croatia, everyone who entered the hospital ward said: “How are you, Pele? Who are you for now? Not for Argentina, right?” And he said: “Yes, for Argentina! This cup should stay in South America, and Messi deserved it.” Everyone was just surprised: “How? Argentina? Horror!” He could no longer watch the final on TV, but he realized that Argentina won and Messi managed to lift the cup over his head. He was happy,” Nascimento said.
Recall that Pele died on December 29 last year at the age of 83. He was buried in an unusual cemetery, a place where the “King of Football” bought long before his death. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he condemned the aggressors.
As GLOBAL HAPPENINGS reported, Argentine national team goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who made an orgy after winning the 2022 World Cup and insulted French football players, blamed his partners for everything.
Source: Obozrevatel
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