The world champion in 2022 always showed his affinity with the world champion in 1986. This time, four years after that fateful November 25, 2020, the star shared a photo of Maradona with the World Cup trophy, accompanied from the legend: “Eternal”.
Messi’s other tributes to Maradona
On the day of his death, Messi had written: “A very sad day for all Argentines and for football. He leaves us, but he doesn’t go away, because Diego is eternal. I am left with all the beautiful moments lived with him and I wanted to take the opportunity to send my condolences to all his family and friends.” Days later he paid tribute to him in a match with the Barcelona.
That gesture shocked the football world. The man from Rosario converted him to Osasuna and celebrated it showing a Newell’s t-shirt that Maradona used during his time through “Leprosy” and pointing to the sky.
“I was there the night before with Antonella, lying down, and I was saying: ‘I have to do something for Diego, I have to do something.’ And I have my part of the museum upstairs, where I have the trophies, t-shirts. And I say: ‘I’m going Let’s see what’s there.’ I went to look for a National Team shirt. And I went up… and I have like a little door that is always closed, where we put things. It was just open, and on top of the chair, was the ten, that Newell’s t-shirt. I went in and saw her. That door is always closed and I don’t know what I was actually doing there, because I didn’t even remember I had it. And I looked like this and said: ‘That’s it, it’s‘”, the 10th later told about the celebration.
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Furthermore, upon winning his eighth Ballon d’Or in 2023, Messi dedicated the award to Diego, since the date coincided with the birth of “Pelusa”: “I want to make a mention of Diego. There is no better place to wish him a happy birthday, surrounded by people who like football, like he did. Wherever you are, happy birthday. This is also for you. I share it with you and with all of Argentina.”
Source: Ambito
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