Last July, Lionel Messi fulfilled one of his biggest dreams in Brazil by lifting his first trophy for Argentina.
Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in their own backyard and after coming up short on many occasions, the best player in the history of the world bagged an international trophy after winning the batch at club level.
Success with Argentina meant the world to the Barcelona legend and it showed after the match when the Paris Saint-Germain star was in tears.
Before the match, the Argentina captain gave a chilling speech to his teammates because he knew this could be the last time he will compete for a Copa America crown.
Messi said via ESPN: “There are no coincidences, you know what? This cup was going to be played in Argentina, and God brought it here, brought it here to raise it in the Maracana, to make it more beautiful for all of us. Let’s go out confident and calm and we’ll take this one home.”
Has Messi’s team speech been released before the Copa América final? pic.twitter.com/03Kmluw955
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 2, 2022
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The clip of Messi’s pre-match speech was released as part of the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming documentary “Champions of America,” set to premiere on November 3.
The documentary will follow Argentina’s path to being crowned champions of South America, but will surely feature Messi heavily as many of his teammates came out to perform not only for Argentina but for him as well.
The trailer can be viewed below.
Netflix will release a “Champions of America” ​​documentary tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/H45WvitQm1
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) November 2, 2022
