UNPUBLISHED images of the UNCOMFORTABLE hug between Lionel Messi and Papu Gómez at the World Cup in Qatar

2023-07-09 18:08:31

After the coronation of the Argentine National Team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a strong rumor arose about an alleged fight that would have divided the world champion squad. After the tournament, a certain mystery arose around Papu Gómez, considered one of the most charismatic in the locker room, whose relationship with his teammates would be broken.

Also read: The awkward moment of Paredes when they asked him about Papu Gómez and his departure from the National Team

The version that is installed is that there were crosses with some leaders of the Albiceleste squad, including Lionel Messi. There was talk of witchcraft to harm other players and “fireworks in networks to the wives of colleagues”, but in the last hours a video appeared on social networks that drew attention.

After the penalties between Argentina and France on December 18, 2022, in the images you can see the emotional hug between Lionel Messi and Dibu Martínez, which revealed the tension with Papu Gómez. The man from Rosario returned a cold greeting to the Sevilla midfielder in a video that only increases the gossip of the inmate of Lionel Scaloni’s team.

“They are rumors that were said on the internet, I don’t know why, but no, nothing happened. It’s something that came out and we don’t know why,” Paredes said about Papu.

The awkward moment of Paredes when they asked him about Papu Gómez and his departure from the National Team

A few weeks ago, Leandro Paredes broke the silence and referred for the first time to a “taboo” topic in the Argentine National Team: the unexpected withdrawal of Papu Gómez after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Never before had a world champion referred to so openly on the subject.

“They are rumors that were said on the internet, I don’t know why, but no, nothing happened. It’s something that came out and we don’t know why,” Paredes began in an interview with the YouTube channel Ezzequiel. While he was speaking, there was something that caught my attention: he touched his face a lot, as if he was uncomfortable with the question.

“We don’t give it a ball because we know how the press is, we know that when things are going very well about something they have to talk to perhaps mobilize that well-being. We try not to listen and follow. It’s something that came out and I don’t know why, as I just said,” the midfielder continued curtly.