Santiago Albierone, a
24-year-old Messi fan was in luck on Thursday as he bumped into Lionel Messi
while walking down the street in the Castellfedels suburb of Barcelona, where
Messi happens to live. Messi was clad in a pair of lurid D&G trackies with
white and red graffiti on a black background. The 24-year-old did not recognize
the Barcelona captain at first, but decided to approach him. He chatted briefly
with the Argentine maestro and even got his shirt signed. Santiago took to
social media to share his wonderful experience. Here's what he wrote:
"An unforgettable day
for someone who believes in an athlete. If you are anti-Messi, I hope you
aren't even reading this.
"Today I fulfilled one
of my greatest dreams, I met Lionel Andres Messi.
"I had the luck to
take a photo with him and take a gift home which will be the most symbolic and
historic that I could have related to sport.
"The long-awaited
moment came in Castelldefels around 09:00.
"I see this short guy
with his weird shorts crossing the road and coming over to where I was, my
heart went to eight beats a second, my throat went dry and the voice went weird
when I told myself - here comes the flea, yes, it's Messi!!!!!!
"Next thing I ask with
a lot of respect if I can take a photo with him, apologising for invading his
privacy.
"With a smile on his
face he accepted and said not to worry, that I wasn't annoying him.
"Then he signed my
shirt and asked if I was from Cordoba.
"I responded with
another question, asking if it was so obvious that he noticed, with a smile and
glassy eyes.
"With a sublime and
humble laugh he said yes.
"Then I thanked him
again and repeated my apologies for annoying him, with a smile he said 'Don't
worry, look after yourself' and gave me a hug and a handshake and he went home.
"They were
approximately 60 seconds, but it felt like an eternity.
"Obviously afterwards
I cried with emotion, I met the best player of all time (according to my
criteria, to avoid debate).
"Today I fulfilled the
dream of mine that few will understand as today I met Messi and today I am the
happiest guy in the universe.
"I love you, thank you
for being Argentine."
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