hToday, June 24, is not only Saint John’s Day in Spain, but, in Argentina, it is a special day for all football lovers. It’s the day when Lionel Messi’s birthday, in this case, 37. And he does so in a very different context from other years in which he has blown out candles in the middle of a concentration of the Argentine National Team. This time he does it with the three stars on his chest and with the liberation of being world champion.
The captain of the Albiceleste He will celebrate his birthday before tomorrow’s game against Chile on the second day of this Copa América that has become Messi’s next challenge at the national team level. A challenge that could elevate his historical consideration by achieving with his country something that no National Team was able to win in the American context: Copa América-World Cup-Copa América.
Interestingly, M.essi reaches this 37th birthday on the eve of a match against the rival, Chile, which spoiled two Copa América titles (2015 and 2016) in finals that the Albiceleste lost on penalties on both occasions and after 0-0 at the end of each match. Tomorrow will be another story, with an Argentina launched as champion of everything and a Chilean team that has fallen into disrepair and is having a hard time with the generational change.
Life has changed, and This 37th birthday will be in a much more favorable situation for a Messi who may have the horizon of playing in his sixth World Cup at the age of 39. But that will be a matter for later. For now, the Cup is a new challenge for Messi and Argentina for him.
Lionel, who in the photomontage you see above is blowing out the candles at a recent National Team concentration, He is accompanied throughout this Cup by his entire family, including his three children and his wife Antonela.. In addition, there are his parents and siblings. The captain of the Argentine National Team is enjoying the National Team like never before, and his family does not hesitate to travel from Miami, his current place of residence.
Congratulations, Leo.
