Lionel Messi won his first major title with the senior team. His subsequent jubilation post is extremely popular.
Lionel Messi’s post about winning the Copa America last weekend is now the most popular post on the popular social media platform that an athlete has ever posted.
After beating arch rivals Brazil 1-0 at the Maracana, Messi posted a photo of himself hugging the trophy in the Argentine dressing room. The picture currently has more than 20.2 million likes. This has never before been achieved by an athlete.
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The record was previously held by Messi’s long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus Turin). His post in honor of the late Diego Maradona received 19.8 million likes last year.
Barcelona star Messi had led Argentina’s national team to win the South American Championship with outstanding performances. After several lost finals (three times Copa America, one world championship) this meant his first major triumph with the Albiceleste.
A few days ago, the former Ballon d’Or winner Fabio Cannavaro said in Tuttosport that, given the latest performances, the future world footballer could only be called Messi again: “He is the absolute number one and was the great protagonist at the Copa America. “
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