Messi and those tears on his face

After the hat-trick in the debut match against Algeria at the World Cup, the statements from the little one shake the football world. “It has been a difficult few days.”

Let’s say right away that the Argentine superstar, 39 years old and still brimming with talent, quickly made it clear that everything should be considered separate from the world of football, thanking the delegation and teammates for their support. Then there was a discussion about the happiness of having equaled the record of goals, 16, scored by Klose and his personal comparison with Ronaldo. There’s also a final note on the example set by Rafa Nadal, a shining model for everyone. When a champion cries, it’s that moment, beyond the usual rhetoric, that you don’t expect. Because the superstar, as such, is invincible and powerful, impressive in action, but above all in personality. One that should never ask for anything, if I may use a slogan that lingered in the 80s. And what leaves us astonished is finding ourselves perhaps more fragile, discovering the frailty of the superstar, which ultimately is just his human side. But skilled in returning to us the normal man. Intent on rejoicing, climbing to the top of the world, but also crying, to rise again.