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A perfect night for Messi, with goals, tears and the fans' ultimate love

2021-09-10T02:49:00.546Z


He scored 3 times, celebrated the Copa América with the public and surpassed Pelé as the top scorer for South American teams. From movie.


Maximiliano Uria

09/09/2021 23:21

  • Clarín.com

  • sports

Updated 09/09/2021 23:24

From so much he dreamed of it, it is likely that Lionel Andrés Messi has never encountered in his imagination that exact moment that happened this Thursday, September 9 at the Monumental stadium.

The photo that was missing from the photo finally happened.

Because the long-awaited and postponed postcard of Lionel dressed in Argentina

with a drink in his hands

had already been produced at the Maracana on July 10.

But there was this image of him

on his ground - that piece of land that got so deep into his veins despite living in Europe for more than 20 years -

with people repeating themselves in ovations and enjoying the return to the boards after 18 months of fucking pandemic. Messi's love for Argentina was evident from the first time he put on a youth team jersey. And finally, after so much walking and rowing, it can be asserted that this love

is infinitely reciprocated

. Much more after the triplet that scored 10 for Bolivia in 3-0.

There was fervor at the Monumental, of course.

And quite hot, beyond the 10 degrees indicated by the thermometer.

Lionel Messi was the one who ignited all the passions

.

“We are Leo's band / We are Leo's band,” sang a group of 15 young people who came to the Monumental to encourage the idol.

All wore a mask with the face of 10 Rosario.

With good reason it is said that the public of the National Team is not the same as that of the clubs.

Many families with small boys and groups of friends

was what was observed in Núñez, in the pilot test of the return of the fans.

And those in charge of security had extra work because the questions were frequent: "Where is the low Sivori?", "Do you know what the income of the popular is?"

"Is Belgrano Alta this way?"

The first big standing ovation for La

Pulga

came when he went out onto the beautiful pitch to warm up.

"That of the hand / of Leo Messi / all the return we are going to give"

, lowered the chorus from the stands.

Afterward, several bowed to the beat of the cry of their surname.

The first ovation of the public for Messi, in the warm-up.

Photo Marcelo Carroll

The game was a celebration and it was lived as a party.

DJ Fer Palacio was in charge of playing music in the preview.

And, between topic and topic, and while the players did the warm-up, other ovations arrived.

The second, the first immediately after Messi's, was for

Lionel Scaloni.

What a support for the coach born in Pujato.

Third on the list was

Angel Di María

, the scorer of the goal at Maracana.

In the game, Messi was plugged in.

In minute 10, perhaps the most emotional moment of the night happened.

When the audience watched the minute on the giant screen, the ovation came reverently.

But seconds later there was space to honor the other 10, Diego,

that left-handed God who now lives in heaven.

And the rain was also present to wet the more than 20 thousand who had already gotten wet before, when they had to remove the tickets.

So much effort deserved reward

.

And Messi understood that better than anyone.

The artist was called in and he drew a work of art in a couple of seconds: he received him from behind,

he outlined

Haquín

with a pipe

and hung

her from Lampe's right

angle

.

They all took the piece of Messi they came for;

the entrance was already paid.

He celebrated

the Flea

with all his companions and kissed the shield with zero demagoguery and a lot of feeling.

Arms to the sky, as always, for Messi's celebration.

Photo Marcelo Carroll

It was not another goal for

Leo

.

And it is that the 34-year-old Rosario had reached 77 cries with the National Team and reached Pele as the

top gunner of a South American team

.

But a day like last night deserved an absolute record, that's why Messi crowned with his right leg a collective play by pure touch.

And a while later, he took advantage of a long bounce from Lampe.

Goals numbers 78 and 79 in his 135 games and top scorer alone.

Because yes,

Messi can also be bigger than Pelé.

Messi cried in the end, when they put a microphone near his mouth.

All the extra weight she was carrying was gone

.

There is nothing left of all the "shit" that he had to swallow, according to what he said in several notes.

“I lived it with great anxiety and desire to be able to enjoy it.

I waited a long time for this.

We won the game, which was the important thing, and now let's enjoy.

I looked for this a long time ago, I dreamed it and thank God it was given to me, ”explained a tearful Messi.

But, this time,

tears of glory.

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Source: clarin

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