It has been almost a week since Argentina won Copa America by beating Brazil at the Maracana Stadium. Heartbreak for the tournament hosts but immeasurable joy for the whole country of Argentina and especially Lionel Messi who finally won a major trophy for his country.Apart from the game itself, what caught everyone’s attention was the casual chat Meesi had with Brazil’s talisman Neymar after the match. Pictures of two masters of the game exploded across social media and speculations about they talked about flew faster than the photos did.Neymar with Lionel Messi after he won the #CopaAmerica with Argentina 🤝Nothing but respect between two of the greatest to play our beautiful game ❤️ pic.twitter.com/DvE4JYDJZe— Goal (@goal) July 11, 2021 After a quartet of final defeats, Messi finally secured the international title which had eluded him throughout his legendary career and Neymar appeared particularly keen to congratulate the 34-year-old on his achievement.During the final game, Neymar could not do it all on his own – he tried but was stopped by a robust (to put it lightly) Argentine backline.Even though Brazilian was devastated by the loss, Neymar made sure to seek out long-time friend Messi in the game’s aftermath.What the ex-Barcelona teammates spoke about sparked rumours – mostly about the Argentine’s club future and their potential reunion in the capital of France.At that moment, the 6-time Ballon d’Or winner was technically a free agent, since his contract at the Camp Nou expired.Messi reaches the ultimate glory as his Argentina win Copa America battering Brazil on their soilHowever, an insight on the chat was provided by Leandro Paredes, a teammate of both players (Argentina and PSG) – he confirmed that Messi and Neymar were in fact simply catching up on life, family and matters away from the pitch.‘We were not talking about the final.’ Paredes said.‘We talked about how we were doing, how the family was doing, what we were going to do on vacation and what we had done in these 45 days. It was more of something else than the final itself.’‘With that you realise the kind of people the two (Messi and Neymar) are. Beyond being stars, they have the humility to sit down after such an important final and talk about other things.’Incredible achievement for Messi but a massive gesture from Neymar, proving that footballers are people first and foremost.
