Lionel Messi’s consecration with the Argentina national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar made millions of Argentine fans cry, but also other fans who have Messi as their idol.
Rafael Nadal surprised by telling how he felt for Messi when he saw him lift the World Cup: “When he scored the third goal my eyes filled with tears.”
The most successful tennis player in the history of Grand Slams at 22 spoke at the Annual AS Awards Gala in which he was chosen as athlete of the year for the sixth time and there he referred to the national team title in Qatar and what he celebrated for getting Messi out of the World Cup.
“Tears came to my eyes when Messi scored the third goal. The fact that he lifted the World Cup made me happy,” The Spanish tennis player made his debut at the Gala where he was awarded.
Nadal was not only moved by the tears he confessed to having in the third Argentine goal, but also explained that for him it meant seeing Messi champion and revealed: “That someone so great culminates with a title that he lacked, of this calibre, with all that it means for Argentina, it felt right, I enjoyed it and I was moved”.
“To see someone so great achieve what was missing and who had suffered so much to achieve it was spectacular,” concluded Rafa Nadal at the AS Gala of the Argentina national team and Messi.
“Little” Schwartzman showed the message that Ben Stiller sent him
The incredible images of the massive celebrations in Argentina for their national team’s third World Cup were reflected on all the portals of the world, but they also reached various international personalities, such as Ben Stiller.
The American actor was amazed by the photos that came to him from the crowd in Buenos Aires and sent a message to his Argentine friend, tennis player Diego Schwartzman, to express his emotion.
We may know because “Little” himself shared it on Twitter. “The madness is total … even someone from afar is like that, not even in the best films,” announced the tennis player in a tweet.
“Oh. That’s crazy” (This is crazy), Stiller sent to his friend when he saw an aerial shot of the crowd gathered around the Obelisk.
In the capture you can see that the Argentine responds with a photo of Lionel Messi and his companions in the micro convertible that took them to visit a part of the city.
The star of My Girlfriend’s Family, Zoolander and My Girlfriend Polly was one of the many celebrities who celebrated Argentina’s triumph in Qatar 2022. The actor took to Twitter to express his joy at obtaining his third cup.
Source: Clarin
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