Javier Mascherano shares a humorous story about his six-year-old son’s encounter with Lionel Messi through WhatsApp. According to Mascherano, his son was awestruck and didn’t know what to sаy. Interestingly, the young boy had previously sent an email to Messi, promising to take a photo together.
Javier Mascherano is currently leading the Argentinian Under 20 team for the upcoming World Cup, which will kιck off in his home country on May 20th. Their first match will be against Uzbekistan, and it will take place at the Mother of Cities stadium in Santiago del Estero. Mascherano seems to be enjoying his second chance as the team’s leader, and he has been putting in intense training sessions with the hand-picked team. He recently took a break from all the strеss and had a relaxed conversation with an AFA Study representative.
One of the stories that stood out to him was when his six-year-old son, Bruno, started to realize who his father was in the sports world. He recalled this moment with fondness, mentioning how his son had become obsessed with football even before the World Cup.
It’s maddening. Before the World Cup, we messaged Leo. He realized that my father used to play soccer not too long ago. He was looking at pictures on the computer and he brought up the topic of wanting to take a picture with Messi. So, we sent him an audio message. This was all before the World Cup and Leo responded, saying “Tell your dad that when he comes home for Christmas, he’ll take you.” It was unexpecteԀ, according to the ex-midfielder.
He went on to recount the moment captured in the Instagram photo, where he posed with Lionel Messi and a new acquaintance. Bruno reminisced about how he had felt a tingle in his leg, wondering if Leo was real. Despite the new contact’s incessant chatter, there had been a half-hour pause during their conversation. Nowadays, they communicate through writing and voice messages, and Bruno looked forward to taking pictures with him on his next visit. The new acquaintance, Chiki, was an interesting character who answered questions above and beyond what was asked.
The conversation shifted to Mascherano’s career goals, and he discussed a particular penalty kιck he took for FC Barcelona. Luis Enrique found the discussion on competition quite fascinating, as Mascherano had never struggled in any way. When asked why he didn’t perform as well in games as he did in training, Mascherano would simply shrug and sаy that something changed when he entered the opponent’s territory.
On the 34th date of the La Liga 2016/17 season, the young boss managed to score his first goal with the blaugrana shirt against Osasuna at Camp Nou. He shared that he was pressured by both the fans and the squad, particularly by Piqué and the rest of the team. Though he was hesitant to kιck, he eventually scored due to all the pressure. In other news, the Jefecito made use of his last chance to score for the club by converting a penalty shot. The National Team will play again on Tuesday against Guatemala in Santiago del Estero and on Friday against New Zealand in San Juan. Both matches are highly anticipated, with all tickets for the championship game already sold out. The Argentine squad hopes to win their seventh title in the same category they previously triumphed in 1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2007.