Mariano Andújar, current goalkeeper of Estudiantes de La Plata, was clear with his statements and "asked" Lionel Messi not to return to play with the Argentina national team. But let's not misunderstand, the goalkeeper sided with his teammate after the wave of criticism he has received in his country for his performance with the national team.
"Messi shouldn't come anymore," he said. "I thought Leo wouldn't come back anymore, really, but he loves the national team a lot. He shouldn't come anymore. Why would you come? To be booed? Why would you come!", added the Argentine goalkeeper on the program 'Dos contra Uno', from the local television of La Plata.
"No one appreciates him, everyone says why he doesn't play like he does at Barcelona, that he doesn't feel like it... He said he wouldn't come back anymore and even on July 9th they put up signs for Messi to return. You don't realize what you have until you lose it," he pointed out.
It is worth noting that Andújar is not the first teammate to defend Messi, Marcos Rojo also had words for the star at the time: "All this lack of respect that was happening was something that was building up. We were enduring and enduring, until a point where it was no longer possible," he commented.