“No one gives you gifts.” Messi’s first statement after the dramatic victory over Egypt | sports

In his first statements after the victory over Egypt in a dramatic and exciting match, Argentine star Lionel Messi said that this team of Argentine players “played a crazy match,” praising the spirit highlighted by the tango players who played until the referee’s whistle.

After the match, Messi said in statements to reporters: “They played a really crazy match, and they succeeded in turning around a very difficult situation.”

He added: “This group passed a difficult test, especially in this cup, where no one gives you any gifts, and where the task of scoring goals against any opponent becomes extremely difficult.”

Regarding the reason for his crying after the end of the match, Messi said: “I felt that I could have made things easier if I had scored the penalty kick. I felt in some way that I had let the team down and put pressure on everyone.”

The Argentine national team succeeded in overturning a two-goal deficit against Egypt to win by three goals to two, setting up a quarter-final match with Switzerland, which won on penalties over Colombia and was eliminated from the final stage.

The Egyptian national team took the lead first through Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico, before Cristian Romero reduced the gap, then Lionel Messi equalized and Enzo Fernandez scored the winning goal for Tango in the final breath of the match.