00:00Lionel Messi shared a short teaser ahead of an interview with Nico Occhiato,
00:04and it was clearly meant as a joke.
00:06The tone was relaxed and ironic,
00:08the kind of humor Messi uses when he is comfortable and off-script.
00:11But once the clip started circulating, the context quickly got lost.
00:16What was intended as a lighthearted preview
00:18was interpreted by parts of the international press
00:20as something far more serious.
00:23Headlines began hinting at controversy,
00:25even though the exchange showed no tension at all.
00:27The disconnect between intent and reaction became the real story.
00:32Looking at Occhiato, Messi smiled and said,
00:35The comment was delivered jokingly, not confrontationally.
00:43Once the full context is understood,
00:45it becomes clear this was never a scandal,
00:47just Messi being Messi, understated, ironic,
00:51and completely unfazed by the noise.
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