Lionel Messi’s Argentina teammate and World Cup winner failed trial in Barcelona:’ He was very bad’

A World Cup-winning Argentina teammate of Lionel Messi once failed a trial at Barcelona: “He was very bad.”

With Lionel Messi as captain, Argentina national team won the 2022 World Cup with a squad full of players who had flown under the radar for years before the tournament. After lifting the trophy, a former FC Barcelona prospect revealed that one of his Albiceleste teammates once failed a trial with the club — and did so with a blunt assessment: “He was very bad.”

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