Julia Mengolini questioned the emotional impact of Lionel Messi's retirement from the Argentine National Team and received criticism on social media.
The host of Segurola y La Habana suggested that the decision was predictable and asked why the footballer felt so much pain.
Julia Mengolini questioned the emotional impact of Lionel Messi's retirement
What did Julia Mengolini say about Lionel Messi?
During her program, Julia Mengolini asked: “Why so much pain?”. In response to her colleagues' inquiries, she clarified that she was referring to Messi's sadness.
The journalist maintained that the retirement was predictable because the Argentine captain was of an age to leave the National Team and had given his all.
“Because it was predictable. He was of age, he gave everything, we all felt it was the last World Cup,” argued Julia Mengolini.
Santiago Lucía, her sports columnist, explained that the pain might be related to leaving behind a stage of life.
“The pain seems to me to be related to starting a new path and leaving behind a life that will no longer be,” Lucía stated.
What did Julia Mengolini say about Lionel Messi?
The host insisted on her question and asked if there was any other reason. Her colleague replied that the feeling was linked to that farewell.
What criticism did Julia Mengolini receive for her comments?
After her statements about Lionel Messi, Julia Mengolini became a trend on social media.
Among the comments posted by users were strong criticisms of her stance and the lack of empathy that, according to them, her statements showed.
“She must be the most disconnected person from Argentine reality that exists”.
“A family member with an illness also knows they are going to die, and yet, their departure hurts just the same”.
“What a lack of empathy!”.
“A person filled with hate and resentment”.
What criticisms did Julia Mengolini receive for her statements?
What had Julia Mengolini said about the 2026 World Cup?
The comments about Lionel Messi were added to other statements by Julia Mengolini regarding the 2026 World Cup and the Argentine National Team.
During the lead-up to Argentina's first match in Kansas, the host explained on Segurola y La Habana that she found it hard to connect with the competition.
What had Julia Mengolini said about the 2026 World Cup?
“Personally, I find it hard to feel anything for this World Cup,” the journalist had expressed during her program.
Mengolini linked her stance to the relationship between the Argentine National Team and politics. In that context, she mentioned the moment when Messi acted as an escort for Trump.
“In this country, when Messi acted as an escort for Trump, many people were very hurt,” she recalled.
Mengolini linked his stance to the relationship between the Argentine National Team and politics
She also explained that that memory affected her way of experiencing the World Cup: “I get too politicized... My memory and happiness from the last World Cup get clouded.”
The host compared that feeling to a scene from Inside Out and described the memory of the last World Cup as bittersweet.
