Leandro Paredes spoke about Lionel Messi’s injury at the Copa America final.
Paredes was on the bench when Lionel Messi was substituted out in the 2024 Copa America final with an injury. He would go on to be substituted into the match and play an instrumental role in the winning goal scored by Lautaro Martínez to win Argentina the Copa America.
Lionel Messi was shown crying on the bench with a swollen ankle while Paredes was sitting next to him. Speaking in an interview with Telefe, here is what Paredes had to say about Messi’s injury:
“I didn’t look at Messi because I couldn’t hear him cry. I was surprised that he cried like that because it is very difficult for him to show what he is going through. Seeing him like that made me feel bad.”
