On December 18th, 2022, the whole world stopped for 2 hours. the entire globe had its eyes set on one place, Lusail Stadium, and on one man, Lionel Andres Messi. And this one man had his eyes set on that one trophy that had eluded him through his entire gold-laden career, the World Cup.
He had left behind his dream in 2016 after a loss against Chile in the Copa America final but destiny had something else written for him. The whole nation of Argentina started a campaign to persuade their star to return and try again, and that is what he did, he came back, he tried again, he fulfilled his dream.
Messi’s Argentina started the game with high intensity, Scaloni-ball was in full flow and Di Maria won a penalty in the 21st minute of the game which was put away with calm and composure by Messi. Di Maria was again on the score sheet as he tucked away his chance after a brilliant counter attack.
Argentina were believing, Messi was believing but France were yet to arrive at the final, and they arrived, in the 80th minute, carried on his shoulders by Kylian Mbappe who neutralized the deficit in under two minutes.
The game went to extra time and it was Messi again, the heavens wanted him to win it this time and everything was moving in accordance until Kylian Mbappe struck again to make it 3-3, and the match was now to be decided on penalties.
Messi could be heard saying “Puede ser hoy abu“ (It could be today grandma) before Montiel took the winning penalty. He was talking to his grandmother sitting in the heavens just seconds before the biggest moment in his entire life, why? We’ll be answering this question.
There was a massive outpour of emotions by fans after a viral video showed Messi saying “Puede ser hoy abu” (It could be today grandma). One of the fans was very apt in calling it a movie because it felt like a script, a script written by God. The fan said: “I swear everything about this final & his career is straight out of a movie. Just unbelievable.”
Another fan was thankful for Messi winning the World Cup eventually and he said: “This was too movie like to be true but it did finally happen. What an arc.” Without a doubt, Messi’s journey till the final of the World Cup was nothing short of a Hollywood script which had the best climax it deserved,
Lionel Messi’s grandmother is tied to his soccer legacy
Messi’s grandmother was the first person who had seen the spark in him, a spark of greatness and it was she who kickstarted one of the greatest careers in soccer history.
One fine day during a local club match, she pushed the manager of Messi’s childhood club to let Messi play with the big boys and see what he does, and when the manager put him in, he saw what Messi was made of and this was the day the story of Lionel Messi started, and it was only befitting that Messi remembered his grandmother at the final moment of this glorious arc.
This is the reason behind Messi’s trademark pointing fingers to the heavens celebration as he lost his grandmother in 1998 but Celia Olivera Cuccittini had already shown him the path, the path towards greatness, and the entire soccer world is in debt to her, may her soul rest in peace wherever it is and may she witness many more glories of her grandson, Lionel Messi.