It turns out that the jitters of meeting a star are as big as Lionel Messi experienced not only by fans. Player the Argentine national team never heard too much.
This has been experienced by wing Young Argentines Alexis MacAllister. The 23-year-old player didn’t get a chance to play in the first game World Cup 2022 against Saudi Arabia, but then always starting in the next five games.
Can share dressing room and pitch with Messi for Alexis MacAllister it is an honor in itself. She still remembers the first time she met her idol, when he was shaking with nervousness.
“I was really nervous at the time, my hands were shaking. I was very shy, so yeah, really nervous, but then you realize how humble I am,” Mac Allister said in an interview with Cnn.
“At the time, I was still playing for Boca Juniors, so from Argentina we joined, if I’m not mistaken, Spain for a friendly. We arrived and had dinner, so yes, I joined the table and greeted with the hand, shaking, sweating, but it was a beautiful moment”.
“Like I said, he’s my idol, he’s the best footballer in the world. So it’s great to meet him and play with him,” added the Brighton & Hove Albion player.
MacAllister He has just made his first team debut Argentina returns in September 2019. He was called up again in January 2022 and has been a part of the squad ever since.
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