Lionel Messi showed his basketball skills [VIDEO]

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Lionel Messi at the Copa America with Argentina

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Lionel messi He doesn’t need an introduction when it comes to football, but it seems that the Barcelona legend isn’t far behind in other sports either.

The 34-year-old was caught playing an impromptu basketball game with Argentines Papu Gómez and Rodrigo De Paul. Gomez showed the trio in action in a video posted on Instagram.

All three players were part of the Argentine team that won the Copa America that summer and beat Brazil 1-0 in the final at the Maracana Stadium, ending a 28-year streak without the Albiceleste.

The trio will continue to play in La Liga next season. De Paul is back in Spain for the second time, signing for Udinese champions Atlético de Madrid, while Gómez moved to Seville in January. Messi is expected to move on in Barcelona and sign a new five-year deal after his contract expired at the end of June.

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De Paul talked about how it will be Messi. to face

De Paul loved to talk about Messi ahead of Argentina’s Copa América campaign and admitted in an interview with Sid Lowe on The Guardian, who likes to take on the national team captain.

“With everything that is alive, there is nowhere to go; I walk into an airport and there are 200 people; He could be a low key character so I was surprised. He likes to have a buddy, he likes to hear a song, he likes the trick, ”he said. “We play warm-up games where you dribble, jump a tire, throw a tire. I say, ‘Leo; I will take care of you ”. He loves to. That humanizes it. You can see it as existing in another dimension, but it is a person ”.

The midfielder was then asked if he had ever beaten Messi and replied with a laugh: “No, that’s impossible. And I’d tell you if I did, huh. You can try to dissuade him, try anything, but it is impossible ”.

Papu Gómez: “We love Leo very much”

Leo Messi also has a close relationship with Gómez. The two players were spotted on the pitch in the middle of a conversation after Barça beat Sevilla in the Copa del Rey semifinals last season, SportsCenter demonstrated.

The two players were joined by Argentinians Lucas Ocampos and Marcos Acuña, and Gómez later spoke to Brand about what the players were discussing on the field.

“We talk about life. He asked me what had happened in Atalanta and said it was interesting to have me in Spain. We’re not talking about anything strange, ”he said. “We also spoke to Lucas about his injury. We love Leo very much, he is the captain of the Argentina team and we want the best for him.

Messi will face his two teammates in La Liga next season. Barça’s first meeting with Seville from Papu Gómez will take place on September 12 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium, while the Catalans will face Atlético and De Paul on Sunday 3 October at the Wanda Metropolitano.

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