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For six years, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez wore the colors of FC Barcelona together. A complicity in attack which also translated outside as the two men became true friends. Thus, when the Uruguayan left Barça in the summer of 2020, the Argentine cracked up:
“It hurt and we suffered a lot. We were coming out of Champions League elimination against Bayern Munich and Leo’s burofax, everything was very complicated and painful. Firstly, because of the way things happened, and also because of the way we were treated. I went there, I showed up for training and they sent me to train separately. I suffered a lot and I came home crying because of the way they treated me. It hurt me, it was also a message that they wanted to leave Leo alone, separate him. We had a bad time. Leo suffered a lot. I had never seen Messi cry like I saw him cry at Barcelona, it hurt him. I always had this uncertainty about why all this, but then, luckily, I been happy at Atlético Madrid,” he said in an interview with Star+.
He nevertheless returned to the good times experienced in Catalonia:
“When I arrived at Barcelona, I told Leo that I came to win, not to take anyone’s place. He realized that what I was telling him was sincere. Which makes me happy in this stage, it is the happiness that the three of us (Messi, Neymar and Suárez) had for a goal scored by one of the other two, and the humility that there was when it came to share. Messi and Neymar won me a golden boot, Leo let me take penalties so I could win the prize. I really appreciate that. There was no ego in anyone , the three of us were happy, and the rest of the team raced for us because they realized that.”
Suarez hopes for an Argentina – Uruguay final!
Very close to the sevenfold Ballon d’Or, the former Liverpool player even hopes for a final between Argentina and Uruguay at the next World Cup, saying it would be a “good thing for South America”. He also took the opportunity to talk about his experience at the Nacional:
“I’m very happy and I’m having fun, every step we take is difficult. When I decided to return to Uruguay, I told the club’s president, José Fuentes, that I took responsibility for coming to the Nacional. It was a step for the development of Uruguayan football.”
As a reminder, José Fuentes has already announced that the 35-year-old striker would leave after the World Cup, when he would like to find a club in Europe even if the latest rumors indicated a possible arrival in MLS.
to summarize
Luis Suarez, great friend of Lionel Messi, has revealed the Argentine’s saddest moment at Barcelona. And it was when the Uruguayan left, when Barça had just been humiliated by Bayern.
