2022-09-26
Hector Castellanos, Motagua player and the Honduran National Teamis still a topic of conversation in Argentina for his history with Lionel Messi in the game last Friday where the albiceleste beat the Bicolor 3-0.
The “H” midfielder was the lucky one to keep the “10” jersey of Lionel Messi at the end of the friendly engagement at Hard Rock Stadium.
Now, Hector Castellanos has given an interview to D SPORTS RADIO from Argentina and not only that, he put on Messi’s shirt for the first time.
Ver: Messi spoke of the personal mark that the ‘Perrita’ Castellanos made him in the Argentina-Honduras!
“All my teammates wanted the shirt of Messi. Having the opportunity to play against the best player in the world becomes a privilege,” Castellanos said in the interview with Argentine radio.
Said medium shared two photos of the Honduran national team with the violet shirt of the albiceleste and recounted how he managed to get it.
“He quickly identified that it was making a personal mark on him. I took advantage of the fact that we exchanged words and asked him for the shirt. I almost lost it because Argentina had gone to the other extreme”, he revealed.
About his work in the field chasing Messi, the Honduran c commented: “For me the personal brand was good. I’m not used to doing that task.”
Hector Castellanos told that Messi he remembered that they had agreed to exchange shirts and kept his word.
“He looked at me and remembered that he had to give me the shirt. It was very nice, very calm, a nice experience,” she said.