Morena Beltrán could not hold back her tears live. 😢
It was on F90, the ESPN program hosted by Sebastián Vignolo and Marcelo Sottile. They were talking about Lionel Messi’s retirement from the Argentina national team, just hours after the announcement, and something broke inside her on camera. “There’s that feeling of emptiness”, she said through tears, comparing what she was feeling with what her own colleagues experienced when Diego Maradona retired.
Messi is leaving after the 2026 World Cup final, which was lost to Spain, with the recent passing of his father, Jorge Messi, weighing on the decision. Days earlier, he had scored four goals with Inter Miami, as if he wanted to say goodbye on the field. Beltrán was not the only one moved: commentator Pablo Giralt and former tennis player Juan Martín del Potro also appeared affected. An entire generation of Argentinians is saying goodbye at the same time. 🇦🇷