Despite being the captain, the Argentinean national team player who was not intimidated by Messi

The Argentine national team is preparing for a new World Cup. Lionel Scaloni's team arrives as one of the candidates after winning the Copa America and being undefeated in more than 30 consecutive matches. The atmosphere is as expected, however, one player also seems to step forward and not be intimidated by captain Lionel Messi.

It is precisely Rodrigo De Paul, one of the most outstanding players of the Argentine national team in recent years. The Atletico Madrid player has emerged as one of the new stars of the national team and all after a tremendous Copa America where he was a pillar.

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Now, the Argentine footballer seems not to be intimidated by his veteran teammates and takes a step forward towards certain playful attitudes of his teammates and shows himself as a guy with quite a personality. Something he has made known to none other than Lionel Messi.

What happened between Messi and De Paul?

During the last training session of the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, who is a great friend of the Atlético de Madrid player, tried to play a joke on him in the middle of practice, so De Paul went to face him in a friendly way but with a face of obvious annoyance. Everything stayed there and both gave each other a hug, but you can see the great character of a player with the captain of the team.