Fede Valverdefootball player real Madrid and captain of the national team Uruguaywent to Montevideo to join the Uruguayan concentration for the qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.
The midfielder was asked how to stop Leo Messiwho will lead the albiceleste in the early morning match from wednesday to thursday at The Bombonera. “I don’t know how to stop Messi, I can’t stop him,” commented the Madrid player with a laugh. “I played a lot of games against him when he was in Barcelona and Casemiro It is always a weapon that can be handled Leo. You have to respect him because he is one of the best in the world,” acknowledged El Pajarito, who knows that to win in Buenos Aires they have to offer a good version.
“It will be very difficult, we know what type of team Argentina is, the type of Messi, and everything he has achieved. We have to have respect for them but we will defend ourselves with humility as always. There is we didn’t achieve anything by losing to Brazil “We won an important match, but we didn’t win anything,” he said before the duel between first and second place in the South American qualifier.
Valverde He is also happy to return Luis Suarezsummoned by Marcelo Bielsa in this break. “I’m happy that Luis will be with us. He is a reference, a star, an idol for all Uruguayans, to whom I will always be grateful for everything he helped me and the values he instilled in me,” he praised her.
“Being captain gives me a lot of pride, but in this squad there are very important players and nothing will happen if I don’t wear the armband. I will help wherever I can,” Valverde said in remarks reported by ESPN.
Source: La Verdad
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