Was it already agreed? Lewandowski reveals talks with Messi and how they eliminated Mexico
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski revealed a somewhat compromising conversation with Lionel Messi
Poland and Robert Lewandowski will be present in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup. The FC Barcelona player's team managed to advance on goal difference against Mexico despite having the same points. A key factor was that Argentina did not score one more goal against Poland, which would eliminate Lewandowski's team from the World Cup.
In that match, Lionel Messi missed a penalty kick in a surprising way, despite the final victory of the Argentine team. After the match, cameras caught Robert Lewandowski secretly talking to the Argentine player and suspicions began to arise about an alleged deal to affect Mexico.
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Despite the rumors, Lewandowski clarified that it was a conversation between them about the match where Messi got annoyed at some point with the Pole for a foul committed. However, in the end, the two shook hands and it all stayed there in the tension of the match.
What did Lewandowski say to Messi?
In a press conference before the match against France, Robert Lewandowski assured that there was no problem with Lionel Messi. Despite the friction in the match, the Pole confessed that they only talked about soccer and that Poland could not attack better, but they needed to get a small margin of goals against to advance.