Lionel Messi took a photo with Arturo Vidal's children wearing an Argentina shirt.
Star Lionel Messi was photographed before the Argentine national team's match against Chile with Vidal's children, with the peculiarity of their clothing.
Lionel Messi took a photo with the children of Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal before the match between Argentina and Chile , valid for the fifteenth round of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. However, the youngsters' choice of clothing caught the attention.
The Inter Miami number 10, who started against La Roja, shared a warm moment with the family of the Argentine midfielder, a former teammate at Barcelona in Spain. The photo was taken at the hotel where the national team was based prior to the World Cup qualifying match.
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The detail that caught everyone's attention was that Vidal's children posed wearing the Argentine national team jersey , despite the fact that their father was risking his life in football and had little chance of attending the sport's biggest event. Furthermore, the youngsters' faces showed clear joy at having the chance to spend a few minutes with the best footballer in the world.
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The incredible moment was reported by DSports at the entrance to the stands of the Julio Martinez Pradanos National Stadium, and it surprised everyone. The journalist decided to stop a man wearing an Argentina jersey, but it quickly became clear that he was a local. Asked about the contradiction and whether Messi's presence had any influence, the fan stated: " I like good football. I come to see the whole national team , I mean, especially Messi, but everyone."
The supporter did not seem worried about what his friends or colleagues might say to him, and decided to resort to a reflection by Lionel Scaloni himself : "Nothing happens. As I told you, good football is not necessarily the National Team (Chile). It happened just these days with the Newell's kids, who uploaded the photo with Malcorra. As Scaloni said, you don't have to care about the shirt if you like football," he assured.
But it didn't end there, because a woman wearing a Boca Juniors jersey appeared on camera. It was the young man's mother, who reaffirmed her support for Argentina: " It runs in the family. My brother infected him, me, and everyone else ," she confessed.
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