At 27, Messi will have a chance in his third World Cup to take home his
sport’s ultimate prize. And perhaps he will finally draw a full embrace from
Argentine fans and an equal comparison to the great Maradona, who won a World
Cup in 1986.
Many in Messi’s country have found him
to be a remote figure, given that he left as a boy to begin his magnificent
career at Barcelona. But he has been reliable and rescuing at this World Cup,
scoring a late winner against Iran and making a critical pass to help decide a
second-round match against Switzerland. Messi has been superb, scoring four
goals and carrying his team through arid moments. Coach Alejandro Sabella has
called him “our water in the desert.”
Argentina reached the final in the most suffocating of matches. Messi no
doubt is the most key of the victory. As one of diehard Messi fans, I want to shout
it out loud: I love Messi .
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