According to TYC reports, an interview conducted by Argentina national team coach Scaloni during the 2006 World Cup was recently exposed. This now meritorious coach of the World Cup provided key help to Messi as a teammate in the early stages of his national team career.

In that interview, Scaloni revealed how he guided Messi into the initial stage of his national team career. "The way he did things was special because he was still a child, almost a boy," Scaloni said in the interview 18 years ago, explaining how they connected so quickly: "We had a lot in common, he was from Rosario and both played for Newell's Old Boys, and we had a lot in common." He also recalled late-night meetings with a young Messi and Oscar Ustari: "I will talk to them all night long, I will let him run, and he will tell me something."

Scaloni also revealed a key detail - he personally helped Messi get his favorite No. 19 jersey. "I did everything possible to help him get this number and make him happy. These are all to make him feel good and better integrate into the team."

Faced with the huge pressure that Messi was under because of his fame at a young age, Scaloni expressed his understanding at the time: "He is a very special child. I have experienced too much. When I was 19, I didn't even experience half of what he did."

What is amazing is that after Argentina was eliminated by Germany in 2006, Scaloni made a prediction: "Argentina has great potential, and I believe that if everything goes well, they will win the World Cup soon." He did not expect at the time that he would lead the team as head coach in Qatar in 2022 with captain Messi to realize this prophecy.

From teammates in the 2006 World Cup to generals in the 2022 World Cup, Scaloni and Messi jointly experienced the reconstruction of the national team, eventually winning the World Cup and two America's Cups, writing a legendary chapter in Argentine football.