Tensions have risen less than 24 hours before the World Cup 2026 final between Argentina and Spain. It all started when Spanish central defender Aymeric Laporte targeted the disciplinary management of the aggression of the Pampas team in an interview with Marca on Friday: ‘In recent matches, we’ve seen things that surprised us a lot. Especially with Argentina, which leaves many marks.’ Sergio Aguero did not appreciate the words spoken by his former Manchester City teammate and responded clearly on the podcast ‘Vamo a Juga’: ‘What surprises you? Don’t act tough, because when we meet, you shrink.’ Aguero and Laporte shared a locker room at Manchester City from 2018 to 2021. The former Argentine forward also reflected on the critics of his former teammate and friend Lionel Messi: ‘Why so much hate? A calm man, he says nothing, plays football, he’s the best in history. He’s 39 years old and does what he does. Leo is playing as if he were 20, and here we are talking in front of a camera at 38. We won’t see anyone like Leo, not our children, nor our children’s children.’ The former forward even called Messi the ‘most important person in the world.’ ‘He’s a rock star,’ he emphasized.
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