Ex-Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuaín revealed that Leo Messi stopped talking to him after the 2014 World Cup final loss to Germany, claiming that Messi blamed him for the defeat.
🗣️ Gonzalo Higuaín: “The World Cup final loss to Germany in 2014 was a painful one because we were clearly the better team throughout the game, and I can’t lie, I missed a lot of chances, which I still regret.
I could have scored at least one goal, but fate had other plans. After the game, we got to the dressing room. Everyone was sad, with some crying, but I was surprised to see Leo Messi shouting at me, which was the first time I had ever seen him behave that way.
He told me the loss was on me because I couldn’t convert those chances. I tried to explain to him that we lost as a team and shouldn’t be pointing fingers at me. Ever since that moment, he hasn’t spoken to me or even sent me a text. We saw each other in Miami last year, and he refused to speak to me even though I tried to connect.”