Well, what can I say? I would be at the Obelisco celebrating but I’m still recuperating from covid, also cannot let my wife who today was feeling ill alone. (we were in a clinic until 1 hour before the game).
This is the first time in my life than a futbol player made me cry, I’ve cried countless times for futbol, starting on the 1990 final, but never for only one player. Never.
Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini, the man who came back to the seleccion, time after time.
They said he wasn’t Argentinian, but he came back.
They said he didn’t really felt the colors, but he came back
They said he didn’t sing the anthem, but he came back
They said he was a choker, a “pecho frio”, AND HE STILL CAME BACK.
Anyone else in his place would say “fuck it” and remain in Europe enjoying his millions, his beautiful wife and his lovely kids.
But the man still came, he got frustated once and was out for what? 3 matches? and then came back.
Today, with 35 years on his back, with a leg that was clearly bothering him, he made magic in the field against defenders 10 or more years younger.
When I saw, in the last minutes of the first half, how he ran with the ball and took the team on his shoulders I started to cry.
We don’t deserve you Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini, thanks for being argentinian.