Messi always wears a red bracelet, it has a special story: it’s his amulet

Leo Messi he finally made it. The Argentine champion took the world Cup dragging their national team. The missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle of his remarkable career has been placed in the right place, and now Rosario’s class of 1987 enjoys well-deserved celebrations from across the sporting world and beyond. A long dreamed triumph and for which La Pulce tried everything, on and off the pitch, relying not only on his talent and on Heaven, constantly grateful after each goal, but also on superstition.

Needless to say, all cameras were focused on him both during the World Cup final pyrotechnics against France, and afterwards during Argentina’s awards ceremony and celebrations. If the exchange of malicious celebrations with Mbappé, the embarrassment of wearing the bisht when handing over the cup and the intermissions in the locker room also did not go unnoticed a specific accessory positioned around Leo Messi’s left ankle.

In a ritual photo with a barefoot companion, it is possible to see a red ribbon worn by the captain alviceleste. This is nothing new for Messi and other players alike, who have often been immortalized with the same bracelet, perhaps positioned on their wrist. What is this about? There is a good story behind it. dating back to the 2018 World Cupwhen Argentina’s adventure was interrupted in the round of 16 against France, who then became world champions.

It all started during interviews in the mixed zone after the group stage match between Argentina and Iceland, when Messi missed a penalty. A fellow chronicler of La Pulce, Rama Pantarottosurprised him by giving him a red bracelet that belonged to his mother: “My mother loves you more than me, I carry your red ribbon to wish you well. If you want I can give you🇧🇷

Messi, although frustrated with what happened on the field, accepted the gift and after the victory against Nigeria in which he also scored the net, he found Pantarotto again, showing him that he had the tape on his left ankle. The reporter’s emotion is uncontrollable: “Mom… Messi used“, he shouted in front of the cameras pointing to the sky.

The idea of ​​​​the amulet was very welcome for Messi, who not only could not do without it, but but he shared it all with some comrades🇧🇷 For example, he was equal to Philippe Coutinho, at the time of Barcelona, ​​​​or Paulo Dybala, who later also scored his first goal for Argentina.

Martinez wears the red bracelet

On the occasion of the World Cup in Qatar, the red bracelet was also worn by Lautaro Martinez, Rodrigo De Paul and Angel di Maria. Even one of the protagonists of this exceptional world victory, goalkeeper Martinez always wore it on his wrist. At the disputed award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament, the ribbon can be seen on his wrist.