The greatest of all, the incredible anecdote of a well-known actor with Leo Messi

The Argentine National Team embroidered its third star on the shield on December 18, 2022. The remembered final against France at the Lusail stadium in Doha, Qatar, allowed Lionel Messi to remove that thorn that had remained stuck after the great event in 2014 , where Argentina lost the final to Germany at the Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The number 10 and his teammates were able to prevail over France despite the fact that the Gauls had a stellar performance from Kylian Mbappé, who scored 3 goals in 120 minutes and his penalty in the definition.

That consecration will remain in the memory of 46 million souls who celebrated a historic title. However, before beating France in the penalty shootout, the Argentine National Team had to overcome difficult obstacles, although the most difficult of them was the quarterfinals against the Netherlands. For many Argentines, the consecration of the National Team was a double joy due to the presence of Messi on the team. His struggle to make his dream with his country come true generated a lot of empathy, in addition to his gift as a person leading him to be loved by the masses.

An anecdote that paints Messi's simplicity in full was told by Ricardo Darín on the Spanish program El Hormiguero. “Messi saved us one night in Barcelona because there was no transportation. It was the middle of winter, late on a Tuesday or Wednesday night,” the famous Argentine actor began.

Messi, Darín's savior on the Barcelona night

The 66-year-old actor, known for his participation in films such as “Wild tales” and “The Secret in Their Eyes”, among many others, once revealed that Messi rescued him from wandering through the streets of Barcelona. "I was with a girl who was accompanying me from the press on Paseo de Gracia Boulevard, at one point a car stopped and said to me: 'Ricardo!' It was Messi who was in the car. She looked at me as if thinking I was a witchcraft. There was no taxi or anything, there was no one on the street. To make matters worse, that day I had defended him on the radio arguing with a sports journalist," Darín revealed.