Although he was always an off the charts and defended the shirts of the best clubs in the world, Ángel Di María was resisted by the public for much of his presence in the Argentine national team. However, everything changed after the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. Fideo, author of the winning goal in the final against Verdeamarela, is today one of the most beloved players by the public and is usually cheered after each intervention.
After the end of the match against Venezuela in La Bombonera (3-0, with an exquisite score of the rosarino chopping it before the departure of the goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez), the left-hander used his account on the social network Instagram to publish a meaningful post in which he questioned his presence in the national team after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“I'm just going to say thank you for the enormous love I received. I always dreamed of everything I experienced on this beautiful night. It was probably my last match with this shirt in Argentina. And to be able to say that it was a wonderful night is not enough. Thank you, thank you and thank you a thousand times”, began his story the man who emerged in the quarry of Rosario Central.
After the match against Vinotinto, the national team's agenda does not mark another match in the country until after the World Cup. The matches confirmed so far are next Tuesday's match against Ecuador, for the last date of the qualifiers, and the final against Italy.
In this way, Di María was similar to that of Lionel Messi, who outlined that “after the world cup I'm going to think about many things, let's go good, bad, hopefully in the best way. But surely, after the World Cup, many things will change.”
“Now, congratulate the whole team on the terrible match that was played. A perfect match for everyone. To keep growing and dreaming together. Let's go Argentina! ”, closed the man from Paris Saint-Germain with the emojis of a heart, a ball and the national flag.
In the signatures to this post, in addition to the reactions of his colleagues Leandro Paredes or Papu Gómez, the one of his wife, Jorgelina Cardoso stands out: “Your story, your career, your achievements, everything is absolutely wonderful and of course more than deserved. I love you as far as no one goes.”
Angel, 34, wearing the Argentina jersey was U20 World Champion in 2007, the following year he won the gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and won the Copa America in 2021.
His debut for the Major was on September 6, 2008, in a 1-to-1 match against Paraguay for the South American Qualifiers. In total he defended the albiceleste shirt 120 times, in which he scored 24 goals and provided 23 assists.
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