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Tatyana Ovechkina said that her son was a fan of the Argentina national team and went to the match with Chicago in a “very high spirits”

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Tatyana Ovechkina, the mother of Washington Capitals striker Alexander Ovechkin, told Match TV that her son watched the Argentina national team match at the World Cup in Qatar before the victory match with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Ovechkin in the game with “Chicago” (7:3) abandoned three goals and reached the mark of 800 goals in the NHL regular season. Lionel Messi scored the winning goal once morest the Croats in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar (3:0) and was recognized man of the match.

“Sasha is a young man! My son always calls me three hours before the match, we have such a tradition. And now he calls and says: “Mom, have you watched football?” – “Sash, of course, looked. Who were you rooting for?” “Mom, what are you asking? Of course, for Messi and Argentina!” Tatyana Ovechkina said.

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According to her, then the forward went to the match. “He already knew that Argentina beat Croatia in the semi-final of the World Cup, and Messi scored and gave a great pass. Sasha’s mood was very high. He got a lot of positive emotions from football, ”added the mother of the hockey player.

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