Esteban Cambiasso, the former Argentine star, analyzes the final against Italy – Interview

Born in Argentina but revered in Italy, no one is better than Esteban Cambiasso to assess Wednesday’s final at Wembley.

An all-round midfielder during his football career, Cambiasso made 52 appearances for Argentina, but made his name in Europe for a decade in Italy with Inter, and his best moments came when he helped the Nerazzurri win the UEFA Champions League in 2010.

About his feelings regarding the first final version

Well, it’s an important match, a new match. It’s a different finale, which just coincides with the fact that they are two countries, where I was born and adopted to live in, and my children were born in. It’s a special game for me and my house. Different situations: Argentina with the illusion of having a great World Cup, which could be Leo Messi’s last and after winning an official competition for many years. While Italy is still suffering from not qualifying for the World Cup.

About the idea of ​​having two continental champions in one final

He’s cute. Europe and South America have always played, not in the national teams, but in the historic Intercontinental Cup. Unfortunately, it would have been better if Italy had arrived thinking about the World Cup. It is very rare to think of a European champion outside the World Cup.

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On what it means to play at Wembley Stadium

Big stadiums generate a different impulse. It’s a different experience. Italy goes back to where they won Euro 2020 and Argentina with the desire to win this trophy. For sure, the stadium is also an important thing for a match like this.

On what Lionel Scaloni did to make Argentina champions of the Copa America

I don’t think he did just one thing. There’s been good work there, good players, and he’s known how to hit right now together. Final with Brazil in Brazil, what does that mean. Argentina played well and did it as a team. Training is many things together, whoever thinks that training is only a tactical, physical, psychological or environmental aspect has not understood anything. Training means coordinating all these aspects and achieving a good result.

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How does Lionel Messi see and how his game has changed

I imagine he is very excited. Winning the Copa America in Argentina has given a lot of positive energy, and for the teams, the positive energy is very good. I hope it arrives well, there are still a few months left until the World Cup. Let’s hope he’s good with his team at that moment so he can be good with the national team. We have all changed our way of life, age changes you, colleagues change you… But what hasn’t changed is its quality and ability to make a difference, for its positive characteristics. Argentina is an inexhaustible factory of players and talent. When we think it’s over, it comes out better.

About Italy’s performances in recent years

It is difficult to make a very large analysis of Italy. We were happy after the World Cup away from home, with the UEFA Cup won and played well, in which things turned out to be full of hope, and once again disappointed to stay out of the World Cup. It is an analysis that must be done from within the Italian national team and football to find out the reasons.