Messi says he regrets Topo Gigio’s gesture towards Van Gaal at 2022 World Cup

Star Argentine forward of American Inter Miami and winner of the 2022 World Cup Lionel Messi Topo talked about Gigio’s gesture to the coach of the Dutch national team Louis van Gaal In the World Cup quarter finals:

“It bothers me when people talk like that off the field and don’t respect their opponents. I’ve never been like that.

Millions of things can happen on the field and they stay on the field. But I never did that before the game to inflame the situation, to express disrespect, and I don’t like it when they do that to me. I think Van Gaal did this on purpose, and the goalkeeper also spoke. These are things I don’t like.

At that moment, the idea of ​​doing the Topo Gigio move came to my mind and I automatically regretted it. I thought, “What a fool I am, what am I doing, they can still equalize.” Things like this usually happen,” Messi said.

Messi converted the penalty kick in the 73rd minute in the 2022 World Cup quarter-final Argentina-Netherlands match, making the score 2-0. Leo then cupped his open palms over his ears in a gesture named after the children’s show character Topo Gigio, and did so opposite Van Gaal.

As a result, the Netherlands managed to win back and send the match to extra time. The fate of the match was decided by a penalty shootout, which Argentina won with a score of 4:3.