It is no secret to anyone the devotion that Argentines have for soccer, and it is also no mystery that if there is a person who represents that devotion and fervor is Diego Armando Maradona, who became a legend when he won the 1986 World Cup in Mexico with the Albiceleste.
However, 36 years have passed since that year, Maradona has already passed away and the one who was supposed to be the heir to his glories at national team level would be Lionel Messi, who has already qualified with Argentina to Qatar 2022 in what is believed to be his last chance to win a World Cup.
Where is Maradona’s heart?
With that idea in mind is that a group of Argentine fans have come up with an unusual idea, that Messi and company be accompanied by the heart, yes, literally the heart of Maradona in the Middle Eastern country.
“In the news it was reported that the heart (of Maradona) was in a Prosecutor’s Office. This is an idea we have and we want everyone to start listening to it so that we begin to share it as Argentines and see if it is possible,” Javier Mentasti told the program “Llave en mano” on Rock and Pop radio in Buenos Aires.
It is known that the organ that pumped blood to “Pelusa” is in the possession of the Argentine government in a formalin flask for its preservation and the proposal is to make the necessary arrangements so that the group of coach Lionel Scaloni will have it by their side during their participation in the World Cup.
Lucky charm for Messi?
“I imagine a procession carrying him, that people would accompany the bus and that the caravan would gather at Ezeiza before taking off,” said Mentasti. “Ugly things are being said, that they wanted to steal him. So, why not do this? For him to go to what could be Messi’s last World Cup could be good.”
In the summer of 2021, Messi won his first title with Argentina, the Copa America held in Brazil.
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