There was a time when Lewandowski approached Messi and wanted to speak during Argentina’s resounding victory over Poland in the 1/8 round encounter. However, the renowned Argentinean chose to ignore him and let his rival to retake the lead. That argument did not arise during the game; rather, it sprang from Messi’s ongoing sulking at Lewandowski, which dates back to the start of 2021.
At that time, Lewandowski was honored by FIFA as the Best Player of 2020. Lewandowski was also a strong candidate for the Golden Ball that year, but this title was not awarded due to the crisis.
It is worth noting that Messi also announced his support for Lewy to win the award. But he did not vote for Lewandowski in the election for Best Player that year. Witnessing this, Lewandowski said in surprise: “He asked for the Golden Ball for me, but he didn’t vote for me.”
It was that statement that made Messi upset. Recently on ESPN, Messi expressed discomfort: “I’m upset with Lewandowski’s statements. Because when I won the Ballon d’Or, I really felt what I said about him. And the fact that he said that about me really upset me. I was angry and thought what he said was inappropriate.”
Messi declared he had moved past his animosity with Lewy.That explains why Messi had a bad attitude during the game against Poland. Lewandowski persisted in getting him to turn aside, but he refused. That was undoubtedly one of the most humiliating moments of Lewandowski’s career, captured on camera by television.
But the feud between the two stars did not last long, Messi later admitted. “We talked. And we agree that it was all a misunderstanding.”