Argentina: ‘We’ll have to do it’ – Lionel Messi’s replacement, Mastantuono speaks out

The prospective successor to Lionel Messi successful the Argentina nationalist team, Franco Mastantuono, has lamented the departure of the shot fable from the Albiceleste.

The Fiorentina guardant stated that seeing Argentina play without Lionel Messi would beryllium a sorrowful experience.

Argentina are poised to statesman an epoch without Messi for the archetypal clip since 2005, with Mastantuono anticipated to inhabit the presumption vacated by the forward.

Mastantuono, 19, is regarded arsenic 1 of the emerging talents expected to specify Argentina’s adjacent generation.

He acknowledged that the ensuing planetary interruption would represent an emotionally charged play for the nationalist squad arsenic they hole to bid farewell to their captain.

“It’s difficult. After Leo, it’s precise hard for everyone due to the fact that he’s our idol, not conscionable successful football. I deliberation he’s an idol for the full country, and it’s going to beryllium bittersweet without him, but we’re going to person to bash it for Argentina and for him,” Mastantuono said, arsenic quoted by Sportskeeda.

Currently contracted to Fiorentina, Mastantuono operates successful the aforesaid presumption arsenic Messi and volition endeavour to found himself successful Lionel Scaloni’s squad pursuing Messi’s departure.

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