Conmebol gave an emotional tribute to the Argentine national team in Paraguay, to the team that will be the world champion in Qatar

The tribute to the world champions had a special moment dedicated to the captain, who became emotional throughout.Lionel Messi had a stellar moment within Conmebol's tribute to the Argentine national team, who won the World Cup in Qatar. In the prelude to the Libertadores and Sudamericana Cup draw in Luque, the 35-year-old forward was the focus of attention when Soledad Pastorutti took the stage. The singer sang "Brindis", a sensitive song within the intimacy of the Albiceleste that she had whispered to Diego Maradona on stage in 2006. But in addition, the PSG man received several gifts, including the staff as the best player in history.

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La Sole finished her song standing in front of La Pulga, taking him by the hand and face to face. In more than one moment of her performance, the former Barcelona player's eyes become glassy, hovering around tears. "I am very moved, because to sing with emotion you have to control it. I want to thank you for the immense joy you gave us, especially because you showed unity and gave us an example," said the artist.

"It is a song that was given to me 17 years ago, at a difficult personal moment. Having sung it to Diego in 2006 and now to you...," she was moved. Almost immediately, another detail that touched Messi's heart. Two holograms of Pelé and Maradona appeared on the screen praising him. "Argentina likes good players, Lio has shown it, I love you. You're killing it, let others talk. I love you very much, brother, really," said the virtual Pelusa.

"With Leo, we have several historic moments of his, he gave me the opportunity to deliver medals and cups. Today I want to fulfill your promises. Promises are debts, at some point you told me, 'I'm missing one thing for my museum.' We want to reward you, recognize you and make you leave here complete," warned Alejandro Domínguez, president of the South American Confederation, when he invited him to the stage. And he gave him a replica of the World Cup and another of the Finalissima ("we beat the Europeans," he emphasized). "The one you're missing is the Libertadores," he prodded, tempting him with a landing in South America, given his constant flirtation with a return to Newell's, the club where he was born.

It was the cue for Lionel's speech. "Thank you very much for these two Cups we talked about, I'm going to keep them in the home museum, where I have some more too. Thank you and all of Conmebol for this tribute to all of us and for the gift you gave me; for Sole, that song is very meaningful to the dressing room, we listen to it a lot, it reminds us of Diego, she sang it to him, it was a very nice moment, thank you very much," he began.

"We are experiencing very nice and special moments, playing again in Argentina after having been world champions, with many expressions of affection. This was different from everything, it shows in every moment the people of Argentina, in many parts of the world they were happy for us, for me and for bringing the Cup back to South America, for a South American country to become world champions again," he continued.

"I think that beyond all the love we are receiving, we are not”.

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