The note that caused Messi to scold De Paul: "Why are you telling me? Idiot!" - Walla! sport

The Argentina national team returns after the World Cup (video editing: Nir Chen)

72 days have passed since Argentina won the World Cup, but the stories continue to flow.

Today (Tuesday) Rodrigo de Paul was interviewed by TyC and told how he promised Lionel Messi that they would be world champions on December 18.

The Atletico Madrid midfielder revealed: "After the loss to Saudi Arabia, I wrote on a note in Messi's room that we would be champions on December 18. The problem is that I couldn't resist and told him about it already after the round of 16. I thought he would be happy, but when he saw the note, he told me : 'Why are you telling me this? You're an idiot! Now I've read it!'

Regarding Messi's outburst in the quarter-finals against the Netherlands, first towards Louis van Gaal and at the end of the game also towards Vout and Horst ("What are you looking at, idiot"), de Paul joked: "We know that Leo is a very good person who behaves correctly, but at that moment His computer was crushed."

did not hold back.

Rodrigo de Paul with Lionel Messi (Photo: Reuters)

De Paul referred to Argentina's success and said: "We beat all the champions along the way - the previous South American champion (Brazil), the last European champion (Italy) and the previous world champion (France). I apologize in advance to everyone, but I think we are the best team that this country has ever had."

About his injury during the World Cup, he said: "Many in my situation would not have tried at all, because it would have seemed very difficult. There was an 80 percent chance that I would miss the entire tournament if I took a risk, but I did it. I thought it would be my last game in the World Cup. When I tried to play , I was afraid that I would cause a rupture. I was cautious at first, but then I decided that what had to happen would happen and shifted gears. The uncertainty is what killed me, I couldn't know what might happen."

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