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Ricardo Darín recalls World Cup final and tells anti-Messi critics: “They can relax, Messi will never play again”

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Outcome reported
  • Actor Ricardo Darín discussed Argentina’s last World Cup final against Spain and recalled the team’s unusual mood before the match.
  • Darín criticized campaigns against Argentina and Lionel Messi, saying Messi’s departure from the national team should end those attacks.
  • He also described his mixed feelings about facing Spain, a country he loves, in the final.

Ricardo Darín looked back on Argentina’s last World Cup final against Spain while reacting angrily to Lionel Messi’s departure from the national team. The actor said the team’s mood appeared unusual even before the match began.

When they stepped onto the field, they also caught our attention with their attitude.

· Ricardo DarínHe recalled the unusual mood of Argentina’s players before the final against Spain.

Speaking to Spain’s COPE radio, Darín recalled that Argentina’s players showed less of their customary pre-match intensity. “When they stepped onto the field, they also caught our attention with their attitude,” he said, describing a visible lack of spirit among the squad.

Darín was more forceful when discussing the criticism aimed at Argentina and Messi after the match. “What happened after the match, honestly, was not good. It was pretty ugly,” he said, referring to what he called anti-Argentina and anti-Messi campaigns. “They can relax. Now Messi will never play for the national team again.”

What happened after the match, honestly, was not good. It was pretty ugly.

· Ricardo DarínHe criticized the backlash that followed the match.

The actor accused those who joined the backlash of trying to damage something that should not have been dragged into hostility. Darín and Messi met years ago in Barcelona because the footballer’s parents were fans of the actor.

They can relax. Now Messi will never play for the national team again.

· Ricardo DarínHe addressed people involved in anti-Argentina and anti-Messi campaigns.

Asked how he experienced the final, Darín said he had been happy after Argentina reached it, but also uneasy about facing Spain. “I was very happy and worried that the final would be Argentina against Spain,” he said. “I thought: If we have to win, we have to win. And if we have to lose, it is against Spain.”

I was very happy and worried that the final would be Argentina against Spain.

· Ricardo DarínHe described his conflicting feelings before facing Spain.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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