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La Brujita Verón told an untold story of Lionel Messi's first speech as captain of the national team in the 2010 World Cup
Juan Sebastian Verón recalled what Lionel Messi's first speech as the Argentine captain in the 2010 South Africa World Cup was like. La Brujita revealed unknown details of the talk the Rosario crack gave to his teammates two days before 23rd birthday. The coach of that team was Diego Armando Maradona, who first gave Leo the jersey with the number 10 and then the captain's armband. It was for the third match of Group C, against Greece, whose victory was sealed by Martin Palermo's goal.
Javier Mascherano had been the captain in the first two matches which were also wins, 1-0 against Nigeria, and 4-1 against South Korea. With qualification and first place secured, for the match against the Greeks Maradona made several changes and gave the Jefecito a rest. That's why Messi was appointed captain and prior to the match had the obligation to speak to his teammates in the locker room, in the traditional pep talk.
One of those who played that match was Verón, who remembered that moment. “He got stuck at some point”, confessed the Brujita in an interview with Juan Pablo Varsky in Clank!. “It's normal. It's not easy to speak in front of a group and even less in that situation. We didn't help him. It went well”, added the current president of Estudiantes de La Plata. In addition, he spoke about his relationship with the captain of Inter Miami. “I haven't spoken to him in a long time”, he admitted.
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