Football today has acquired a frenetic pace that is difficult to stop. It seems that every month new exciting talents emerge that attract the attention of the biggest clubs in Europe, whether South American or from any corner of the world, as is the case of Thiago Almada, the new talent from Argentina.
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Now, Thiago Almada, who plays in Major League Soccer for Atlanta United, spoke about Lionel Messi and revealed what the Argentine is like in his private life, in addition to revealing a couple of anecdotes with Lionel, which surprised more than one fan in the United States. Joined.
First, he told how he asked Lionel for the shirt: “he had never asked (Messi for a shirt). "I was waiting to face him to ask him because here in the National Team I didn't want to bother him with that." Once, he even said that Lionel Messi took them to the USA on his plane: “it was just once, there was ('Facu') Farías too. “I traveled to Miami and the three of us came there on his plane.”
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How did Thiago meet Messi?
“I met him when he was in the Sub 20 and he had to be my sparring partner for the Major. Imagine, for us who were kids, it was crazy to have him there. We watched him train. He is a phenomenon, a crack. But for me, apart from being the best in the world, he is a normal person, because he is like that, you can talk "
