The friendly meeting between ‘Leo’ Messi and Italians from PSG in the run-up to the Finalissima | VIDEO

On the Wembley pitch, two historic world football teams, such as Argentina and Italy, will face each other this Wednesday, June 1. One day after that Finalissima, the players from both teams faced each other at the facilities of the English venue.

Lionel Messi, Leandro Paredes and Ángel Di María, for example, met again with Marco Verratti and Gianluigi Donnarumma, teammates at PSG. In fact, there was an effusive greeting, with hugs included and everything was recorded by the UEFA and Conmebol cameras.

Two acquaintances who saw each other again were Lautaro Martínez and Nicolo Barella, both members of Inter Milan. Likewise, Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gómez got back together with Matteo Pessina, with whom he coincided in Atalanta.

The final is coming

The Finalissima 2022, the resurrection of the Artemio Franchi Cup and continuation of the extinct Confederations Cup, will face this Wednesday an Italy eager to cover up its World Cup disaster and an Argentina with pending accounts with European football, against the backdrop of the tribute to Diego Armando Maradona.

The match, which will be played at Wembley, as a neutral venue, comes amid a crossroads of statements between European players, the most important Kylian Mbappé, questioning the level of the South Americans.

Argentina, led by ‘Leo’ Messi and prepared during the last week in Bilbao, will have it in their power to silence the criticism against the European champion, who arrives at this appointment with the shame of not being able to walk his Eurocup title through Qatar, conquered, precisely, in the same stadium where this match will be played.

Italy clings to the mystique of the Euro won against England on penalties less than a year ago, against an Argentina in a better mood, and with a streak of 31 undefeated games, in which, yes, it has hardly been measured with teams Europeans.