Brazil forward, Neymar, has told Argentina captain, Lionel
Messi, that he would keep their friendship on line when both teams clash in the
Copa America final this weekend.
According to Neymar, only one person between him and Messi
can win Copa America this year.
The pair are close friends. Both players were teammates at
Barcelona for four years before Neymar left Camp Nou to join Paris
Saint-Germain.
Neymar was not part of the Brazil squad that won the Copa
America in 2019 due to injury, while Messi has not won it.
Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Copa America final at the
Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Neymar told reporters at his pre-match
press conference, “Messi is, as I have always said, the best player I have ever
seen play and he’s a great friend.
“But now we are in a final, we are rivals. I want to win and
I really want to win this title, which would be my first Copa America.
“Messi has been looking for his first title with the
national team for many years, and every time we [Brazil] are not present at the
tournament, I cheered for him.
“That is what I have been cheering for in the 2014 World Cup
final, when he faced Germany.
“Now Brazil is in dispute, so our friendship is on the line
[laughs]. The respect between us is still great, but only one can win.”
He added: “When you are friends with someone, it is hard to
forget the friendship you have… but for example, when you play video games with
a friend, you want to beat him anyway. It will be the same thing on Saturday.”
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