They have Leo Messi under their skin for eternity.
Since the coronation of their national football team in Qatar, Argentinians have been tattooing the image that has become emblematic of their idol kissing the World Cup trophy.
"I got a Messi tattoo as a sign of thanks," says Nicolás Rechanik, an official who now has Messi wearing the blue-striped white jersey and kissing the Golden Cup on his left leg.
"It not only represents who Messi is but also the team that brought us a third World Cup and all the years of effort to achieve that goal."
The highly demanded World Cup trophy
“When everyone was losing confidence, I said to myself that I would get the Cup tattooed if Argentina won it.
So I did it, with the date of the victory,” says Alma Ocampo, a 20-year-old girl who has been playing football since she was a child.
According to a tattoo artist from Buenos Aires, the World Cup trophy is the most in demand, followed by Messi of course, but also by goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez who was decisive in the final against France in extra time and in the penalty shootout (3-3 ap, 4 tab to 2).
